QDRO-law provides comprehensive QDRO services that only a law firm can provide. For each pension plan or retirement account that the court has divided between the spouses in a divorce, QDRO-law

	Reviews the final divorce decree for language about the pension plan or retirement account division
	Investigates the benefits, rights and features of the pension plan or retirement account
	Determines the applicable legal requirements for the division of the pension plan or retirement account
	Prepares a draft QDRO in accordance with the divorce decree
	Forwards (in most cases) the draft QDRO to the pension plan administrator for preliminary review
	Negotiates changes in the draft QDRO with the pension plan administrator
	Circulates the QDRO for revision, comments, and signature by the spouses and their divorce attorneys (if any)
	Responds to questions about the QDRO from the spouses and their divorce attorneys (if any)
	Files the QDRO in the court where the divorce occurred (must be an Oregon, Washington, or Idaho divorce)
	Obtains a court-certified copy of the QDRO signed by the judge
	Forwards the court-certified copy of the QDRO to the pension plan administrator for final review
	Obtains a written determination from the pension plan administrator that the QDRO satisfies applicable legal requirements
	Reviews the pension plan administrator's written determination for consistency with the terms of the QDRO
	Notifies the spouses and their divorce attorneys (if any) that the QDRO has been accepted by the pension plan administrator

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QDRO Review

If you have been given a QDRO to sign that divides a pension plan benefit or retirement account incident to divorce, QDRO-law will review the document, give you legal advice about whether you should sign it, and propose and negotiate any needed changes.

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Consulting Work on Pension Division in Divorce

QDRO-law consults with clients and divorce attorneys on all issues involving pension division in divorce.

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