court order
Defined in 6 places across 4 titles of the United States Code.
“court order” means any court decree of divorce or annulment, or any court order or court approved property settlement agreement incident to any court decree of divorce or annulment;
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- 1994–present22 U.S.C. § 4044Foreign Relations and Intercourse · Definitions · as used in this part
In general.—The term “court order” means a court's final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or of a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement agreement incident to such previously issued decree).
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- 1996–202610 U.S.C. § 1447Armed Forces · Definitions · in this subchapter
In this subsection, the term "court order" includes a child abuse garnishment order.
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- 2017–present10 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · for the purposes of this section
The term “court order” includes a court order (as described in section 922(g)(8) of title 18).
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- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 40903Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · as used in this chapter
The term “court order” means—
(A) a court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation; or
(B) a court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to such court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation.
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- 1995–present50 U.S.C. § 2002War and National Defense · Definitions relating to participants and annuitants · in this section
The term “court order” means a court’s final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or of a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement agreement incident to such previously issued decree).
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 1447Armed Forces · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “court order” means a court's final decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, or annulment or of a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement agreement incident to such previously issued decree).
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- 1994–199610 U.S.C. § 1447Armed Forces · Definitions · in this subchapter
The term “court order” means a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation issued by a court, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such previously issued decree), or a support order, as defined in section 453(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(p)), which—
(A) is issued in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of that court;
(B) provides for—
(i) payment of child support (as defined in section 459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659(i)(2)));
(ii) payment of alimony (as defined in section 459(i)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659(i)(3))); or
(iii) division of property (including a division of community property); and
(C) in the case of a division of property, specifically provides for the payment of an amount, expressed in dollars or as a percentage of disposable retired pay, from the disposable retired pay of a member to the spouse or former spouse of that member.
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- 1996–present10 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · in this section
The term “court order” means a final decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation issued by a court, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such a decree (including a final decree modifying the terms of a previously issued decree of divorce, dissolution, annulment, or legal separation, or a court ordered, ratified, or approved property settlement incident to such previously issued decree), which—
(A) is issued in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of that court;
(B) provides for—
(i) payment of child support (as defined in section 462(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(b)));
(ii) payment of alimony (as defined in section 462(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(c))); or
(iii) division of property (including a division of community property); and
(C) in the case of a division of property, specifically provides for the payment of an amount, expressed in dollars or as a percentage of disposable retired pay, from the disposable retired pay of a member to the spouse or former spouse of that member.
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- 1994–199610 U.S.C. § 1408Armed Forces · Payment of retired or retainer pay in compliance with court orders · in this section
The term “court order” means any court decree of divorce, annulment or legal separation, or any court order or court-approved property settlement agreement incident to such court decree of divorce, annulment, or legal separation.
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- 1994–present50 U.S.C. § 2154War and National Defense · Special rules for former spouses · for purposes of this section