[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR581.302]

[Page 610-611]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
                CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
 
PART 581--PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C--Compliance With Process
 
Sec. 581.302  Notification of obligor.

    (a) As soon as possible, but not later than fifteen (15) calendar 
days after the date of valid service of legal process, the agent 
designated to accept legal process shall send to the obligor, at his or 
her duty station or last known home address, written notice:
    (1) That such process has been served, including a copy of the legal 
process, and, if submitted, such other documents as may be required by 
Sec. 581.202;
    (2) Of the maximum garnishment limitations set forth in 
Sec. 581.402, with a

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request that the obligor submit supporting affidavits or other 
documentation necessary for determining the applicable percentage 
limitation;
    (3) That by submitting supporting affidavits or other necessary 
documentation, the obligor consents to the disclosure of such 
information to the garnishor; and
    (4) Of the percentage that will be deducted if he/she fails to 
submit the documentation necessary to enable the governmental entity to 
respond to the legal process within the time limits set forth in 
Sec. 581.303.
    (b) The governmental entity may provide the obligor with the 
following additional information:
    (1) Copies of any other documents submitted in support of the legal 
process;
    (2) That the United States does not represent the interests of the 
obligor in the pending legal proceedings;
    (3) That the obligor may wish to consult legal counsel regarding 
defenses to the legal process that he or she may wish to assert; and
    (4) That obligors in the uniformed services may avail themselves of 
the protections provided in sections 520, 521, and 523 of the Soldiers' 
and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S. Code App. 501 et seq.).