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5 CFR 838.1016: Receipt of multiple court orders.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 5—Administrative Personnel
- CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
- PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
- Subpart J—Court Orders Affecting Civil Service Retirement Benefits
In the event that OPM receives two or more qualifying court orders—
(a) When there are two or more former spouses, the court orders will be honored in the order in which they were issued to the maximum extent possible under §§ 831.641 of this chapter and 838.1006.
(b) Where there are two or more court orders relating to the same former spouse, the one issued last will be honored.
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