Code of Massachusetts Regulations
610 CMR - BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Title 610 CMR 11.00 - Optional Retirement Program
Section 11.19 - Assignment of Rights

No assignment of any right in or to any funds or annuities under the Optional Retirement Program shall be valid except an assignment as may be made for the purpose of making restitution in the case of dereliction from duty by any participant pursuant to M.G.L. c. 32, § 15, as long as the assignment does not violate the restrictions of the Internal Revenue Code. A participant's custodial account or annuity may be attached, taken on execution, assigned, or subject to another process to satisfy a support order under M.G.L c. 208, 209, or 273, as long as the order constitutes a qualified domestic relations order under the terms of the Internal Revenue Code.