Book Description

Widely recognized as the definitive work on the topic, Qualified Domestic Relations Order Handbook, Fourth Edition, written by Gary A. Shulman, turns the most confusing QDRO issues into clear answers and step-by-step guidelines. Drawing on years of experience, Shulman steers you past the QDRO pitfalls, with expert tips, drafting checklists, and even a special chapter on 29 areas of high liability risk. In this volume you'll find: For Attorneys: Over 20 model QDROs for use with all types of retirement plans Comprehensive model separation agreement language that you can incorporate directly into decrees to ensure that all of the QDRO issues are properly addressed Easy-to-understand explanations for complex QDRO issues such as pre- and post-retirement survivorship, separate interest vs. shared, early retirement subsidies and supplements, coverture formulas, etc. Guidance on how to draft and administer child support QDROs Dozens of tips on how to detect potentially hazardous deficiencies in the "company model" QDRO Detailed instructions and models for dividing federal Civil Service, FERS, thrift savings plan, and military pensions For Plan Administrators: How to quickly identify flaws and interpret conflicting language in defined benefit and defined contribution plan QDROs A Comprehensive QDRO Compliance Manual (with Model QDROs) that you can adapt for your own company's use Case studies and sample multiple-choice tests to help train your QDRO review staff Streamlining tips and default procedures that will help your company expedite the QDRO Approval Process Why waste time and risk costly errors by working with scattered resources and partial information? With the QDRO Handbook, Fourth Edition, you'll save time as well as trouble. It provides fast, definitive resolutions to all your QDRO questions. And because it's designed for both attorneys and plan administrators, it helps you anticipate questions throughout the entire drafting and approval process. That means less guesswork, fewer delays and most importantly, less liability exposure. Qualified Domestic Relations Order Handbook provides everything you need to draft or administer QDROs promptly and accurately, with a superb toolkit of resources for attorneys and administrators, including: 21 QDRO models for all types of plans and conditions Step-by-step drafting guidelines Model language for specific circumstances Model discovery letters for requesting retirement plan information Sample correspondence Drafting and compliance checklists Company policies and procedures manual Appendices of related statutory provisions And much more!