{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.241","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.241","heading":"Cost-of-living adjustments.","body":"Unless otherwise provided in the court order, when the terms of the court order or § 838.621 provide for cost-of-living adjustments on the former spouse's payment from employee annuity, the cost-of-living adjustment will be effected at the same time and at the same percentage rate as the cost-of-living adjustment in the employee annuity.","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":"597a9f8ed2110ae92c6d6b39548e75a306dc354efba6f33c6bad43d9892ff117","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.237","next":"us/5-cfr-838.242"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}