How Divorce Affects your IRAs and Employer-provided Retirement Plans

Your Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) will address how the divorce affects your IRAs and employer-provided retirement plans.

What is a QDRO? It is a decree, judgment or court order that relates to benefits paid to your child, spouse, former spouse or dependent. To be considered a QDRO, a document must meet specific requirements. Failure to meet these requirements can result in unintended tax consequences. See IRS Publications 504 and 575 for more information about QDROs.

This article contains general legal information and does not contain legal advice. Rocket Lawyer is not a law firm or a substitute for an attorney or law firm. The law is complex and changes often. For legal advice, please ask a lawyer.

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How Divorce Affects your IRAs and Employer-provided Retirement Plans

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