{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-838.931","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 838.931","heading":"Court orders that provide temporary awards of former spouse survivor annuities.","body":"A provision in a court order that temporarily awards a former spouse survivor annuity satisfies the requirements of § 838.804(b)(2), but the temporary award becomes permanent on the date on which OPM is barred from honoring a modification of the court order (the date of retirement or death, or, in the case of a post-retirement divorce, the date of the initial court order), as provided in sections 8341(h)(4) and 8445(d) of title 5, United States Code.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS","Subpart I—Terminology Used in 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":"a7b94f29e4c4a84e364219af7164dd1a5aaeffe47ed5b2f214fd5c44f5d8b4fc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-838.923","next":"us/5-cfr-838.932"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}