Book Description

Value of Pensions in Divorce, Fourth Edition, provides guidelines for financial advisors, divorce attorneys, and pension actuaries through every stage of the pension valuation process - from preliminary client interview to review of pension valuation reports, drafting of qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), and cross-examination of expert witnesses. Mathematics are kept to a minimum, and legal principles and concepts of pension valuation are translated into plain English and illustrated with examples, sample court orders, and pension documents. The revised and expanded Fourth Edition includes detailed explanations and examples, as well as updates on standard topics. It introduces new approaches and new concepts relevant to everyday practice. It also offers practical applications of the values, allocations, and settlements of pensions in marital dissolutions. Included in this Fourth Edition are: Statutory case law and references where appropriate The "why" and "how" of pensions of all kinds Detailed actuarial valuations of pensions Sample QDROs An extensive Glossary And more! Value of Pensions in Divorce is intended to explain and illustrate complicated subjects in plain English for a wide audience. The concepts, methods, procedures and details apply in all 50 states, over all kinds and types of retirement programs. The many examples bring to life the vast array of approaches and assumptions for the valuation and treatment of all pensions, profit sharing, 401(k) plans, IRAs, governmental and union plans. While laws of statute and cases change over time, actuarial methodologies remain consistently rational and reasonable whether benefits are considered community property and/or subject to equitable distribution or any other formulated allocation. Value of Pensions in Divorce will provide the answers and straightforward guidance through the complex area of the important subjects covered.