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Retirement Assets in Divorce Mediation

By Jennifer Gardella / July 31, 2025

In any divorce, marital assets need to be divided, and other issues, such as child custody and spousal support, must be resolved.  At the Law Office and Mediation Services of Elissa C. Goldberg, LLC,  we believe that the divorce mediation process offers the most effective, affordable, efficient, and low-stress method of resolving your differences. It…

Divorce in PA: Retirement Asset Division

By Elissa C. Goldberg / April 14, 2017

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…