Fairfield Qualified Domestic Relations Order Lawyer

California Marital Property Division

In a divorce, retirement plans are considered assets. These assets will need to be split down the middle. Negotiations can become complicated when the parties in a divorce did not contribute equally to the retirement plan. Even if one person worked and contributed regularly to the retirement plan, and the second person did not work or contribute, the retirement plan still needs to be split in half. The qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) document states that agreement.

Fairfield Qualified Domestic Relations Order Attorney

The attorneys at the Law Offices of Susan E. Christiansen provide legal advice and representation to clients in Fairfield, California, in need of a qualified domestic relations order.

There is a very specific set of stages that must be completed before a QDRO becomes official, including:

• Your attorney will interview all parties and gather information required for the completed document.
• All of the collected information is sent to a specialist who compiles it and creates the QDRO.
• This document is sent to your pension plan holders for their approval.
• The firm receives the approved document and has the parties and judge sign off on it.
• The final signed QDRO document is sent back to the pension plan for filing.

A qualified domestic relations order does not need to be completed as an order of priority in a divorce, but our attorneys recommend that the document is completed sooner rather than later.

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To speak with an attorney with questions about qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) in Solano County or Contra Costa, California, contact the Law Offices of Susan E. Christiansen. We accept all major credit cards, including Visa, American Express, MasterCard and Discover.

From law offices in Fairfield, California, our lawyers help people throughout Solano County, Contra Costa County, and the California Bay Area, including Fairfield, Benicia, Concord, Pleasant Hill, Walnut Creek, Vacaville, Vallejo, Solano, Martinez, Clayton, Lafayette, Pleasanton, Suisun City, Dickson, and more. We also welcome clients from Travis Air Force Base.