Tag: QDRO

Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.

Lawmakers have asked the Government Accountability Office to study the need for greater spousal protections in defined contribution retirement plans.

Older couples and women, in particular, are often put at a retirement disadvantage when faced with a divorce, a GAO...

With court closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, plan sponsors may consider modifications to qualified domestic relations order processes.

Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) sent a letter to Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study on the QDRO process.

The legislation would strengthen consumer protections, improve access to retirement savings plans for part-time workers, help increase women’s financial literacy,...

Although the case involves an employer-provided life insurance plan, it has lessons for what constitutes a QDRO for all ERISA...

Appeals court rules on the validity of certain posthumous qualified domestic relations orders, and whether divorce settlement agreements qualify as...

May 30, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – When it comes to qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), plan sponsors and recordkeepers need to...

May 23, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) — The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unmarried domestic partners have a right to some retirement benefits...

January 14, 2014 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Plan Sponsor Advisors (PSA) released a fully outsourced solution that manages qualified domestic relations orders...

August 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit against Fidelity Management Trust Company...

July 18, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The recent ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will impact employer-provided benefits in...

July 5, 2013 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A federal judge ruled that an ex-wife was entitled to a subsidy for early retirement...