{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...
{3:00 minutes to read} Most people know that QDROs can be used to divide up any kind of retirement plan as part of a divorce settlement. What is not so well known is that they can also be used to collect child support or maintenance/spousal support/alimony as well. At...
{2:30 minutes to read} Social Security retirement benefits are not treated in the same way pensions, 401(k)s and all other retirement plans are treated. In fact, the rules surrounding Social Security specifically state they cannot be divided up as if they were...
{3:00 minutes to read} A while ago, The Huffington Post featured an article with this headline: “How to make sure your divorce lawyer does not screw up your retirement benefits.” That surely should have gotten a little more attention than it did. One of...
{5:00 minutes to read} Recently I was consulted by two attorneys about how to handle a QDRO where the husband was already retired and the wife was still working. One of the things to note about this type of situation is that the pension that is already being paid out...
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