5 CFR 838.802
§ 838.802 CSRS limitations.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.802, § 838.802 CSRS limitations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8051
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(a) A court order awarding a former spouse survivor annuity under CSRS is not a court order acceptable for processing unless the marriage terminated on or after May 7, 1985.
(b) In the case of a retiree who retired under CSRS before May 7, 1985, a court order awarding a former spouse survivor annuity under CSRS is not a court order acceptable for processing unless the retiree was receiving a reduced annuity to provide a survivor annuity to benefit that spouse on May 7, 1985.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.