{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.234","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.234","heading":"Collection of arrearages.","body":"Specific instructions are required before OPM may pay any arrearage. Except as provided in § 838.225(b), OPM will not increase a former spouse's share of employee annuity to satisfy an arrearage due the former spouse. However, under § 838.225, OPM will prospectively honor the terms of an amended court order that either increases or decreases the court order's entitlement.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart B—Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Employee Annuities"],"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":"1dd177157b0438b3d1dc5f48c8b6b2f408c2855585d872c4990d35a0b7b39896","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.233","next":"us/5-cfr-838.235"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}