5 CFR 838.933
§ 838.933 Payment of the cost of a former spouse survivor annuity.
United States · 5 CFR — Administrative Personnel · Status: effective
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- 5 CFR 838.933, § 838.933 Payment of the cost of a former spouse survivor annuity, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/8066
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(a) A court order that unequivocally awards a former spouse survivor annuity and directs the former spouse to pay for that benefit satisfies the requirements of § 838.805, and—
(1) If the former spouse has also been awarded a portion of the employee annuity then the cost of the survivor benefit will be deducted from the former spouse's share of the employee annuity (if sufficient to cover the total cost—there will be no partial withholding); otherwise,
(2) The reduction will be taken from the employee annuity and collection from the former spouse will be a private matter between the parties.
(b) a court order that conditions the award of a former spouse survivor annuity on the former spouse's payment of the cost of the benefit satisfies the requirements of § 838.805 only if a court order acceptable for processing also awards the former spouse a portion of the employee annuity sufficient to cover the cost.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.