---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 838.231"
title: "5"
number: "838.231"
heading: "Commencing date of payments."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/838.231"
---

# §838.231. Commencing date of payments.

- (a) A court order acceptable for processing is effective against employee annuity accruing beginning the first day of the second month after OPM receives the court order.
- (b)
  - (1) OPM will not begin payments to the former spouse until OPM receives all the documentation required by § [838.221 (b)](/cfr/5/838.221.md?p=b) and [(c)](/cfr/5/838.221.md?p=c).
  - (2) If payments are delayed under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section, after OPM receives all required documentation, it will authorize payment of the annuity that has accrued since the date determined under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section but the payment of which was delayed under [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8347(a) and 8461(g). Subparts B, C, D, E, J, and K also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8345(j)(2) and 8467(b). Sections 838.221, 838.422, and 838.721 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8347(b).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, unless otherwise noted.