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Gray Divorce: Retirement Accounts and Estate Planning

by Andrea Dunbar | Burns & Levinson LLP on 5/14/2013

DIVIDING RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS - There are important differences associated with dividing retirement plans that are already in pay status and those that are not. Some people divorcing later in life are already retired,...more

Do Not Delay Getting Your QDRO

by Angela Bohmann | Leonard, Street and Deinard - Employee... on 5/1/2013

Employers know that benefits under a retirement plan can be split between a participant and a former spouse in the event of a divorce under the terms of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO). A domestic relations order...more

What Is A QDRO?

by The Byrd Law Firm, P.A. on 3/7/2013

Although the media focuses on their big spending, divorce and poor retirement planning are among the top reasons why most pro athletes go broke within 10 years of retirement. Retirement planning can be challenging for most,...more

Supreme Court Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases Could Require Significant Changes to Employee Benefits

by Nancy Campbell, Kevin J. Hogan | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 2/20/2013

In our 2012 End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists, we indicated that there was a strong possibility that the Supreme Court would grant certiorari this term in a series of cases challenging Section 3 of the Defense of...more

Domestic Partner and Same-Sex Marriage Laws: Approval of Washington Marriage Equality Act and Impact on Employee Benefits

by Richard Birmingham, Dipa N. Sudra | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 11/13/2012

On Nov. 6, 2012, Washington voters approved same-sex marriage in Washington state. This advisory explains the impact of this new law on employee benefit plans and procedures, and revisits the treatment of employee benefits...more

Tax Planning for the divorcing and newly divorced

by Law Offices of Marlo Van Oorschot, APLC on 10/8/2012

Tax planning and divorce sound like two unlikely partners, but they are not. This week’s blog post is written by Selwyn Gerber, CPA, who explains why tax planning is critical during and after a divorce....more

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