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10 Things About Qualified Domestic Relation Orders (QDROs)
What’s the Big Deal? ERISA. It’s the Federal law that governs most employee benefits plans, including retirement accounts. ERISA prohibits any court order or agreement from dividing employee benefits in connection with divorce, unless the division is according to a qualified domestic relations order (a QDRO). The Must-Haves. Every QDRO must contain: (a) the name [...]