The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board honors the following:
- Orders for the enforcement of outstanding child support or alimony obligations under regulations issued by 5 CFR Part 1653.
- The following retirement benefits court orders that are issued in connection with a divorce, annulment, or legal separation and that meet the requirements of the Board’s regulations:
- Preliminary court orders issued before final decrees, for freezing a participant’s TSP account.
- Final court orders.
- Amendatory court orders issued subsequent to a decree for the purpose of amending the decree with respect to the TSP.
A qualifying retirement benefits court order must meet the following criteria for the Board to honor it:
- The order must expressly relate to the TSP account.
- The amount of entitlement in the order must be clearly determinable.
- The order must require one of the following:
- The TSP to freeze the participant’s account pending a final resolution.
- A payment to a permissible payee.
The Board notifies participants of the following:
- Any court orders received against their account. The Board will advise that it has frozen the account to prevent fund withdrawals and loan opportunities.
- Its decision regarding such court orders. If applicable, the Board gives participants information about how to appeal.
Participants’ choice of a withdrawal option must not conflict with the provisions of a valid court order. The Board notifies the participant and asks him or her to make another choice if the participant selects an option that cannot be processed because of a court order on file with the Board.
A qualifying court order may restrict the employee’s ability to receive a loan. The TSP reviews each court order individually to determine its effect.
Qualified court orders must be submitted to the following address:
Power of Attorney
TSP Power of Attorney (POA) Center
C/O Broadridge Processing
PO Box 1990
Newark, NJ 07101-1990
Court Orders
TSP Court Order Center
C/O Broadridge Processing
PO Box 120
Newark, NJ 07101-0120
Overnight Delivery:
Power of Attorney
TSP Power of Attorney (POA) Center
C/O Broadridge Processing
2 Gateway Center
283-299 Market Street 17th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Court Orders
TSP Court Order Center
C/O Broadridge Processing
2 Gateway Center
283-299 Market Street 17th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Fax Number:
Power of Attorney: 1-773-915-6007
Court Orders: 1-773-915-6006
Booklet TSPBK11, Court Orders and Powers of Attorney, contains additional information on handling court orders. This booklet is available on www.tsp.gov.
