5 CFR 838.734
§ 838.734 Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.734, § 838.734 Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8047
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OPM will not honor court orders awarding lump-sum payments (other than the FERS basic employee death benefit as defined in § 843.102 of this chapter) to a former spouse upon the death of an employee or retiree.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.