{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.505","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.505","heading":"Barring payment of refunds.","body":"A court order barring payment of a refund of employee contributions is not a court order acceptable for processing unless—\n(a) It expressly directs OPM not to pay a refund of employee contributions;\n(b) It awards, or a prior court order acceptable for processing has awarded, the former spouse a former spouse survivor annuity or a portion of the employee annuity; and\n(c) Payment of the refund of employee contributions would prevent payment to the former spouse under the court order described in paragraph (b) of this section.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart E—Requirements for 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":"b30b66508922c84c4e154823c709539d42f8f09290ff31275a019c74d42f4a23","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.504","next":"us/5-cfr-838.601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}