{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...
{2:30 minutes to read} What happens when you’re getting divorced in a foreign country? (And remember — Canada is not the 51st state.) Whether you’re getting divorced in Ontario, El Salvador, or some other foreign country, you’ve got a problem when it...
{4:00 minutes to read} When someone has a monthly pension, sometimes they would like to keep that pension for themselves and pay the other spouse the cash value. Trying to understand the cash value of a monthly pension is one of the trickiest aspects of divorce...
{5:00 minutes to read} I recently received a draft separation agreement that talked about dividing a 401(k) plan, pursuant to the Majauskas Formula. The problem with this kind of language is that 401(k) plans do not easily lend themselves to division pursuant to the...
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