{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.802","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.802","heading":"CSRS limitations.","body":"(a) A court order awarding a former spouse survivor annuity under CSRS is not a court order acceptable for processing unless the marriage terminated on or after May 7, 1985.\n(b) In the case of a retiree who retired under CSRS before May 7, 1985, a court order awarding a former spouse survivor annuity under CSRS is not a court order acceptable for processing unless the retiree was receiving a reduced annuity to provide a survivor annuity to benefit that spouse on May 7, 1985.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart H—Requirements for 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":"dd6d304e588cb134da48ecde2d25133c3c6dfacecb344eeb33b94f7ae25006fd","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.801","next":"us/5-cfr-838.803"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}