5 C.F.R. § 838.502

Current through October 31, 2024
Section 838.502 - Expressly dividing a refund of employee contributions
(a) A court order directed at a refund of employee contributions is not a court order acceptable for processing unless it expressly awards a former spouse a portion of a refund of employee contributions as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) To expressly award a former spouse a portion of a refund of employee contributions as required by paragraph (a) of this section, the court order must-
(1) Identify the retirement system using terms that are sufficient to identify the retirement system as explained in § 838.611 ; and
(2) Expressly state that the former spouse is entitled to a portion of a refund of employee contributions using terms that are sufficient to identify the refund of employee contributions as explained in § 838.612 .

5 C.F.R. §838.502