---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 838.711"
title: "5"
number: "838.711"
heading: "Maximum former spouse survivor annuity."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/838.711"
---

# §838.711. Maximum former spouse survivor annuity.

- (a) Under CSRS, payments under a court order may not exceed the amount provided in [§ 831.641](/cfr/5/831.641.md) of this chapter.
- (b) Under FERS, payments under a court order may not exceed amount provided in [§ 842.613](/cfr/5/842.613.md) of this chapter plus the basic employee death benefit as defined in [§ 843.102](/cfr/5/843.102.md) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 52882, Oct. 13, 1993]

### 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.

### Amendments

[57 FR 33574, July 29, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 52882, Oct. 13, 1993]