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5 CFR 838.441: Computing lengths of service.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 5—Administrative Personnel
  2. CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
  3. SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS
  4. PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS
  5. Subpart D—Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Refunds of Employee Contributions

(a) The smallest unit of time that OPM will calculate in computing a formula in a court order is a month, even where the court order directs OPM to make a more precise calculation.

(b) If the court order states a formula using a specified simple or decimal fraction other than twelfth parts of a year, OPM will use the specified number to perform simple mathematical computations.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:23:53Z. Source file · JSON

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