{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.441","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.441","heading":"Computing lengths of service.","body":"(a) The smallest unit of time that OPM will calculate in computing a formula in a court order is a month, even where the court order directs OPM to make a more precise calculation.\n(b) If the court order states a formula using a specified simple or decimal fraction other than twelfth parts of a year, OPM will use the specified number to perform simple mathematical computations.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart D—Procedures for Processing Court Orders Affecting Refunds of Employee Contributions"],"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":"cb21d25af0860db8bfdd8a0d89b24a94ab5a7141c735e1ebdaa3d5182f2c6cea","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.432","next":"us/5-cfr-838.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}