---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 54.05"
title: "33"
number: "54.05"
heading: "Form and contents of notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/54.05"
---

# §54.05. Form and contents of notice.

- (a) The notice required to institute an allotment under this part must be given in the form of a court order, letters, or other document issued by a person specified in [§ 54.03](/cfr/33/54.03.md).
- (b) **The notice must—**
  - (1) Provide the full name, social security number, and duty station of the member who owes the support obligation;
  - (2) Specify the amount of support due, and the period in which it has remained owing;
  - (3) **Be accompanied by a certified copy of an order directing the payment of this support issued—**
    - (i) By a court of competent jurisdiction, or;
    - (ii) In accordance with an administrative procedure which is established by State law, affords substantial due process, and is subject to judicial review;
  - (4) Provide the full name, social security number, and mailing address of the person to whom the allotment is to be paid;
  - (5) Identify the period in which the allotment is to remain in effect; and
  - (6) Identify the name and birth date of all children for whom support is to be provided under the allotment.
- (c) Each notice must be accompanied by the following information:
  - (1) **For each administrative order, a copy of all provisions of state law governing its issuance.**
  - (2) **For each court order and for each administrative order, if not stated in the support order—**
    - (i) An explanation as to how personal jurisdiction was obtained over the member; and
    - (ii) **A statement on the age of majority in the state law, with appropriate legal citations.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 665(c).

### Source

Source: CGD 82-109, 48 FR 4285, Jan. 31, 1983, unless otherwise noted.