Qualified Domestic Relations Order Answer Book

The QDRO ANSWER BOOK is the one source to turn to for comprehensive guidance on administration and compliance of QDROs and QMCSOs. Written for human resources and employee benefit professionals, plan administrators, and attorneys, The QDRO Answer Book provides practical advice and tips on every stage of the QDRO process to ensure legal qualification and compliance at all times. In an easy-to-reference format, it clearly explains retirement plan divisions for qualified and nonqualified...
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The QDRO ANSWER BOOK is the one source to turn to for comprehensive guidance on administration and compliance of QDROs and QMCSOs. Written for human resources and employee benefit professionals, plan administrators, and attorneys, The QDRO Answer Book provides practical advice and tips on every stage of the QDRO process to ensure legal qualification and compliance at all times. In an easy-to-reference format, it clearly explains retirement plan divisions for qualified and nonqualified plans. Among the hundreds of difficult and complex issues that are thoroughly described and analyzed are: Determining whether DROs are qualified Communicating QDRO requirements to attorneys Administering distributions pursuant to QDROs Communicating QDRO procedures to participants and potential alternate payees Segregating plan assets during qualification review Establishing administrative procedures consistent with the new QMSCO rules Notifying participants and potential alternate payees of receipt of DROs To further simplify compliance and administration, The QDRO ANSWER BOOK contains important model language and checklists, As well as relevant cites to primary source material.