{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.235","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.235","heading":"Payment of lump-sum awards.","body":"If a court order acceptable for processing awards a former spouse a lump-sum amount from the employee annuity and does not state the monthly rate at which OPM should pay the lump-sum, OPM will pay the former spouse equal monthly installments at 50 percent of the gross annuity (subject to the limitations under § 838.211) at the time of retirement or the date of the order, whichever comes later, until the lump-sum amount is paid.","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":"5b4526ff38a7797c81d2b16bba528064919fb69482f5fd7e80c7b7bdf619e341","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.234","next":"us/5-cfr-838.236"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}