How much information do I need to prepare a QDRO? Good news! You really don’t need much information to draft a QDRO with the help of QDROCounsel. If you have little to no information regarding retirement accounts in a divorce, check out the 4 points needed to prepare a QDRO: Statistical information. You need to […]
How do I get a QDRO if my divorce happened outside of the United States? People get divorce outside of the U.S. but have a retirement plan based in the U.S. Courts are often confused on how to handle this issue. This article highlights key issues of greatest concern for most people regarding what needs […]
When is the value of a pension FROZEN at date of divorce in a QDRO? The award to Alternate Payee is almost always 50% of the marital interest value as of the date of retirement. In most cases, the marital interest is determined by the “Marital Fraction” (also known as the “Time Rule formula” or […]
I’m getting divorced. When should I start dealing with dividing retirement benefits? Often parties do not address the division of retirement benefits until after they are divorced. This can cause a lot of problems as explained in our blog “Not close to retirement age, why get a QDRO?” You should start thinking about dividing retirement […]
