Won't the Judge Automatically Do a QDRO If It's Part of the Divorce?
Posted on Mar 23, 2016 6:47am PDT
Devin, from Cleveland, OH, asks, "Won't the Judge automatically do a QDRO if it's part of the
divorce?"
Spencer Olsen from Pension Evaluators & QDROS Of Troyan, Inc Associates
Group, answers, "No, all the judge does is divide the marital property as per the law. A
QDRO is a special order to actually effectuate the decision and then the
draft it will need to the Judge's approval and signature. Retirement
plans have their own unique rules and requirements, different from other
plans and a judge does not know what each of these plans requires, and
that is where the experts must come in. If a QDRO is not done, you will
not directly receive any benefits from the retirement plans."
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