{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.124","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.124","heading":"Employees' and retirees' responsibilities.","body":"Employees and retirees are responsible for—\n(a) Raising any objections to the validity of a court order in the appropriate State court; and\n(b) Submitting all disputes with former spouses to the appropriate State court for resolution.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart A—Court Orders Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"6cc70e831d77d601f0b028c800dd86b48147f04a4f2e4a0934b5e20abe436a9f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.123","next":"us/5-cfr-838.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}