Get the QDRO process explained in the following educational video by experienced Saratoga divorce attorney Ashley Mahserjian.
Typically, you should submit a QDRO with your judgment of divorce. Some judges are requiring that now; they didn’t use to. You can submit a QDRO later. However, you don’t want to run into the problem where you forget to submit it, and all of a sudden 5, 10, 15, 20 or more years go by. If something happens to your ex-spouse, and you haven’t submitted a QDRO, you’re not going to get the funds. You want to make sure that you do it as soon as possible, preferably when the judgment of divorce is forwarded to the judge.
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When couples divorce, the assets they’ve reserved for retirement can be divided proportionally without tax liability under ERISA, the federal statute that regulates retirement benefits. Whether your retirement plan is a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan, you will need a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) signed by a judge and accepted by the plan to effect a division of the marital portion of the fund. The divorce attorneys at Jean M. Mahserjian, Esq., P.C. have vast experience obtaining QDROs and interfacing with plan administrators to secure a division of the funds.
Jean M. Mahserjian, Esq., is a New York family law and divorce attorney in Albany, Saratoga, and the surrounding areas. For more than 20 years, Jean has maintained her capital region law firm, located on Route 9 in Clifton Park, New York. The practice encompasses all areas of family and matrimonial law, and an online uncontested divorce service.
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