Asset division. QDROs, or Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, are the primary way divorcing spouses can legally divide retirement benefits, which are tightly regulated by federal law. The one exception is IRAs, which do not require a Court Order to divide. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, oversees many U.S. retirement plans, regulating how they must be…
Read MoreDivorce law in Pennsylvania, as in most states, treats animals and pets as property, not family members. So, when it comes to deciding who gets the dog, this conversation falls under the laws of Equitable Distribution, not Custody. In other words, the dog is treated the same as furniture in discussions of asset division. Alaska…
Read MoreWhat’s divorce got to do with Love? Read here again a blog I posted two years ago on what the Courts say….. Valentine’s Day is here and Love is in the air …. Or is it? The interesting case of Bunger v. Bungerin 1958 offers a glimpse of how the legal world tries to grapple…
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