{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.243","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.243","heading":"Minimum amount of awards.","body":"OPM will treat any court order that awards a former spouse a portion of an employee annuity equal to less than $12 per year as awarding the former spouse $1 per month.","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":"26954ebb7980088889adfd74fda3ba8e10bbafba12009510e2db2f268861c1f8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.242","next":"us/5-cfr-838.301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}