5 CFR § 1620.23 - Spousal rights.

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title: "5 CFR § 1620.23 - Spousal rights."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "1620.23"
section_name: "Spousal rights."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
part_number: "1620"
part_name: "EXPANDED AND CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 8474(b)(5) and (c)(1)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1620.23 Spousal rights.

(a) The current spouse of a justice or judge of the United States (as defined in 28 U.S.C. 451), or of a Court of Veterans Appeals judge, possesses the rights described at 5 U.S.C. 8351(b)(5).

(b) A current or former spouse of a bankruptcy judge, a United States magistrate judge, or a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, possesses the rights described at 5 U.S.C. 8435 and 8467 if the judge is covered under this subpart.

[64 FR 31057, June 9, 1999, as amended at 70 FR 32213, June 1, 2005]