The divorce decree awarded you the benefits. The QDRO is what actually delivers them.
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order is the court order that tells a retirement plan how to divide benefits in a divorce. Drafted wrong — or never completed — it can delay or permanently cost you the benefits you were awarded. Plan administrators reject flawed orders every day.
Here’s our difference: our founder spent nearly twelve years on the plan-enforcement side at the U.S. Department of Labor. We know how administrators read these orders, because we’ve stood where they stand.
We provide QDRO drafting for 401(k)s, pensions, and other qualified plans; facilitation through plan pre-approval and court entry; review of proposed QDROs before you sign off; and fixes for rejected or stalled orders.
Family-law attorneys: we accept QDRO referrals and work alongside your representation — your client, your case, our drafting.
Call 816.866.9700 to schedule a consultation.
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