{2 minutes to read} In this article, instead of the usual technical details about QDROs, I thought I’d share some of the lighter sides of divorce. I was reading an article in Smithsonian Magazine last week, which suggested that the major cause of divorce is too...
{2 minutes to read} I’m somewhat amazed by how many calls I get from individuals, lawyers, and mediators asking me to work on QDROs for people who were divorced 5, 10 and 15 years ago. The reason why people delay in getting the QDRO is not the point. The...
{2 minutes to read} One new wrinkle has come up regarding how to divide deferred compensation plans as part of a divorce. Until last year, New York deferred compensation plans (both state and city) would allow parties to agree on a specific dollar figure as of a...
{3 minutes to read} When thinking about what to do with payments from a monthly pension, there are at least three considerations that everybody should take care of in some way, shape, or form. 1. How Much Is Each of You Going to Get From the Monthly Payment? a. The...
{3 minutes to read} Why should you have a professional draft the QDRO instead of doing it yourself or, for that matter, having a general practice attorney do it? There are a lot of details that go into dividing up any kind of pension or retirement plan. Without a...
{2 minutes to read} Often when people get divorced, they agree that either child support or maintenance (alimony) will be paid for some years into the future. For all kinds of reasons, both good and bad, payments are not made the way they’re supposed to be, and...
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