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What is ERISA anyway?
Frequently, divorcing couples will hear that their retirement plans are “ERISA plans” or “backed by ERISA”? What is ERISA anyway? The simple answer is that ERISA (“Employee Retirement Income Security Act”) is a 1974 Federal law. But that doesn’t really answer the question. What does ERISA do? The easiest way to explain ERISA is… Read More »
Can my QDRO get denied?
You’ve retained a lawyer to draft a QDRO; you’ve signed; your former spouse has signed; the Court has signed; a certified copy has been served on the Plan and you’re eagerly waiting for confirmation that the money you’re owed has been transferred to your name. And then you get that dreaded letter: DENIED. Denied?!… Read More »
