5 CFR § 1653.14 - Calculating entitlements.

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title: "5 CFR § 1653.14 - Calculating entitlements."
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title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
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section_name: "Calculating entitlements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
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part_name: "COURT ORDERS AND LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS"
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regulatory_source: "68 FR 35510, June 13, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1653.14 Calculating entitlements.

A qualifying legal process can only require the payment of a specified dollar amount from the TSP. Payment pursuant to a qualifying legal process will be calculated in accordance with § 1653.4(a), (d), (f), and (g), except that the term “payment date” shall mean the date the payment is disbursed from the TSP.

[90 FR 13408, Mar. 24, 2025]