Download or read book Dividing Pensions in Divorce written by Gary A. Shulman and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2009-11-20 with total page 1540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dividing Pensions in Divorce: Negotiating and Drafting Safe Settlements with QDROs and Present Values provides an expert chronological analysis on every important issue regarding Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and present values. Don't lose thousands of dollars in assets by being fooled by incomplete and inaccurate pension present values - Dividing Pensions in Divorce will help you: Understand complex present value issues Draft airtight QDROs that maximize your clientsand’ property rights Prepare for trial with detailed guidance on a host of commonly litigated issues And more! Written by Gary Shulman, David Kelley and Daniel Kelley, nationally recognized pension experts with more than 60 years of combined pension and actuarial experience, Dividing Pensions in Divorce delivers proven techniques and strategies the authors have honed in drafting and reviewing over 100,000 QDROs and 80,000 present values. Benefit from their experience with: Clear, straightforward explanations of over 300 points of law, including disability pensions, the role of Social Security in dividing pensions, survivorship rights, early retirement subsidies, the coverture formula, and more Winning strategies for complying with even the most complex legal, regulatory, and legislative requirements State-of-the-art model QDROs you can easily adapt to your own cases Step-by-step analysis of how a present value is calculated Case studies, attorney's checklists, and sample questions for opposing experts And much more! Dividing Pensions in Divorce protects you with specific advice organized chronologically from the first client interview, through the discovery process and the preparation and drafting of the settlement agreements, QDROs and present values.The authors provide you with precise language, model forms and letters as well as the best (and time-tested) model QDROs in the business. Dividing Pensions in Divorce will give you the confidence to handle any challenging pension issue. It will soon be second-nature for you to: Craft a safe settlement agreement for your client that secures your client's pension benefit entitlements Argue the major pension and 401(k) issues so that your negotiations are convincing to the other side - and the court - as reasonable, fact and standard-based conclusions Understand and draft the critical language that should be included in every separation agreement Demystify the world of QDROs by reviewing the seven essential areas every QDRO must address And much more! Dividing Pensions in Divorce has been updated to include: A new discussion of the importance of getting the plan name right in your QDRO Advice on how to avoid career-tripping mistakes in present values Help in deciding whether a PBGC, IRC and§ 417(e), or other pension present value method is appropriate in your case New questions and detailed reasoning to challenge both PBGC and IRC and§ 417(e) present values New insights and case law into how to fight the double-dipping of pensions New and§ 22.25 that presents adiscussion on the topic of administrators' placing holds on participants' accounts upon receipt of andquot;Draftandquot; QDROs Revised model QDROs for defined contribution plans, addressing the commencement of benefits for the alternate payee New tax tables that will enable you to determine the tax implications of dividing a defined benefit or defined contribution plan A revised discussion on dividing railroad retirement plans to show attorneys how to guarantee payments to the
Download or read book Dividing Pensions in Divorce written by Gary A. Shulman and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 1996 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's best for your client...present value or QDRO? See how the experts resolve this question in DIVIDING PENSIONS IN DIVORCE - the only text that translates theories into practical settlement strategies. It takes an in-depth look at the challenges you face every day - from outlining the traps and pitfalls that could limit the non-participating spouse's rights...to deciding when Social Security should be offset against the other's pension...to realizing the shortcomings of receiving offsetting assets in lieu of a QDRO. And it gives you numerous tables, models, case studies, and more.
Download or read book Value of Pensions in Divorce written by Mark K. Altschuler and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Value of Pensions in Divorce, Fifth 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. Value of Pensions in Divorce 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. Features include: Statutory case law and references where appropriate The andquot;whyandquot; and andquot;howandquot; of pensions of all kinds Detailed actuarial valuations of pensions Sample QDROs An extensive Glossary And more!
Download or read book Dividing Pensions in Divorce written by Gary A. Shulman and published by Panel Pub. This book was released on 1999 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's best for your client...present value or QDRO? See how the experts resolve this question in Dividing Pensions in Divorce -- the only text that translates theories into practical settlement strategies. It takes an in-depth look at the challenges you face every day -- from outlining the traps and pitfalls that could limit the nonparticipating spouse's rights...to deciding when Social Security should be offset against the other's pension...to realizing the shortcomings of receiving offsetting assets in lieu of a QDRO. And it gives you numerous tables, models, case studies, and more.
Download or read book Pensions and Divorce written by Brendan O'Farrell and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dividing Pensions in Divorce written by Gary A Shulman, J.D. and published by . This book was released on 2004-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dividing Pensions and Other Employee Benefits in California Divorces written by Marie Bechtel and published by Continuing Education of the Bar-California. This book was released on 2006 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Better Not Bitter Divorce written by Bj Mann and published by Hopehill Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divorce does not have to be a bitter ordeal-and no one knows this better than BJ Mann, a leading divorce mediator in Upstate New York. In A Better, Not Bitter Divorce: The Fair and Affordable Way to End Your Marriage, BJ brings you the wealth of information she has put to use in her work with thousands of divorcing couples.
Download or read book Pensions on Divorce written by Fiona Hay and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition explains in an accessible fashion one of the most technical and pitfall-strewn areas of family law practice. It looks at the law and procedure relating to the redistribution of pension rights on divorce, covering the different types of pensions, the powers and procedures of the court, the acturaial issues involved, and how to deal with the many different situations that can arise.
Download or read book Value of Pensions in Divorce written by Marvin Snyder and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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Download or read book Getting Your Share written by Lois Brenner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year more than one million marriages end in divorce. Yet, despite the passage of the no-fault divorce laws over the past two decades, divorce has become more complex and expensive, and can be financially disastrous for wives of every age and economic condition. Today, divorce can mean a 73 percent drop in the woman’s standard of living while the husband’s rises 42 percent. In Getting Your Share, Lois Brenner, an expert matrimonial lawyer, shows women how to get financial security for themselves and their children under the current divorce laws. From choosing the right attorney to the final divorce decree and settlement, this book takes you step by step through the legal, tactical, emotional, and financial conflicts of divorce. You will learn about the opening legal moves, how to stop thinking of your husband as your partner, how to get an accurate picture of family assets, how to protect your children financially and psychologically, when to negotiate a settlement rather than go to trial, and much more. Whether you have been married two months or twenty years, have had a full-time career, have devoted yourself to raising children, or have done both, Getting Your Share provides information and understanding to guide you through this complicated crisis.
Download or read book The Military Divorce Handbook written by Mark E. Sullivan and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 2006 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and comprehensive book will give you exactly what you need to understand and comply with the law. It provides an overview of the provisions for the new Bankruptcy Reform Act including new sanctions provisions in Chapter 7 cases; regulation of attorneys as debt relief agencies; heightened requirements for reaffirmation agreements.
Download or read book Military Retirement Benefits in Divorce written by Marshal Willick and published by American Bar Association. This book was released on 1998 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Divorce Separation and the Distribution of Property written by J. Thomas Oldham and published by Law Journal Press. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book discusses existing legal regulations and rules in various states relating to the enforcement of premarital or postnuptial agreements regarding the parties' rights if they divorce.
Download or read book Retirement Benefits and Divorce written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Qualified Domestic Relations Order Handbook written by Gary A. Shulman and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 2153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distilled from years of Fortune 500 consulting practice, Shulman's administrative tools and techniques in Qualified Domestic Relations Order Handbook help plan administrators streamline the entire QDRO review and compliance process, while cutting the risk of errors, penalties, and litigation. They include model policies and procedures, review checklists, staff training cases, and more. Contains new models and guidelines for drafting airtight QDROs that speed approval, maximize your clients' rights, and steer you through the malpractice minefields of ERISA and the IRC. Author Gary Shulman begins with QDRO basics, then dissects the key elements of defined contribution and defined benefits plans. He walks you through the preparation of QDROs for different plans and conditions -- using tested models and sample language. An entire chapter highlights 17 crucial malpractice traps, followed by checklists, attorney Q&A, and tips on working proactively with plan administrators.
