EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 15 MIN
QDROs: Hidden risks for divorce attorneys
from #LegalBytes: The Official Podcast of Cummings & Cummings Law · host Cummings & Cummings Law
In this presentation, I will provide you with an overview of the federal requirements of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). I will also share with a list of common hidden risks of a QDRO including the need for the document to address timing of the alternate payee distribution, whether the post-division alternate payee award should include investment, discussion of account award in the event of the death of either the participant or the alternate payee, as well as a deep dive on pension plan specific issues. Learn more: https://www.cummings.law/qdro/
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In this presentation, I will provide you with an overview of the federal requirements of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). I will also share with a list of common hidden risks of a QDRO including the need for the document to address timing of the alternate payee distribution, whether the post-division alternate payee award should include investment, discussion of account award in the event of the death of either the participant or the alternate payee, as well as a deep dive on pension plan specific issues. Learn more: https://www.cummings.law/qdro/
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