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Family

Feb. 7, 2024

Where child and spousal support funds hide in plain view

Judicial Counsel Form FL-460, entitled Qualified Domestic Relations Orders for Support, can be used for both current and spousal support obligations of the obligor, as well as child and spousal support arrearages, pursuant to USC 414 (p) 29 USC 8 1056(d).

Ira M. Friedman

Friedman & Friedman

Email: imf@f-flaw.com

Ira is a certified family law specialist and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

David Friedman

Partner
Friedman & Friedman

Email: david@f-f-law.com

David is a certified family law specialist.

Family Lawyers are familiar with the book soup of phrases and acronyms used in Family Law that make non-Family Law lawyers scratch their head: FOAH, RFO, Dissomaster, Smith/Ostler, etc. One of the least often encountered is the QDRO, or Qualified Domestic Relations Order, which is mostly used to divide community property in a retirement plan.

The QDRO is a result of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which runs 5...

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