CFR > Title 5 - Administrative Personnel > CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT > SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS (parts 110 to 990) > PART 838—COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS > SUBPART A—Court Orders Generally (§838.101 to §838.136) > 838.124—Employees' and retirees' responsibilities.

838.124—Employees' and retirees' responsibilities.

Employees and retirees are responsible for—
(a) Raising any objections to the validity of a court order in the appropriate State court; and
(b) Submitting all disputes with former spouses to the appropriate State court for resolution.