{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.734","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.734","heading":"Payment of lump-sum awards by survivor annuity.","body":"OPM will not honor court orders awarding lump-sum payments (other than the FERS basic employee death benefit as defined in § 843.102 of this chapter) to a former spouse upon the death of an employee or retiree.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart G—Procedures for Processing Court Orders Awarding Former Spouse Survivor 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":"870de7c0ea74a09a5a9b847780d2fe3a78d9dc6e724a1284638375e5592f55f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.733","next":"us/5-cfr-838.735"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}