Patricia D. Shewmaker, James Robert Lewis IV

The Complete QDRO Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans, Fifth Edition

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive resource for effectively handling QDROs and working with all parties involved, this updated bestseller provides basic knowledge of all aspects of the substantive law of QDROs plus valuable, step-by-step guidance and advanced techniques for the drafting and approval process. It also covers division of military retired pay; federal, state, county, and municipal civil service pensions; non-ERISA plans such as IRAs; and Qualified Medical Child Support Orders. Whether you work with these retirement benefits in a divorce case frequently or only occasionally, this updated edition of The Complete QDRO Handbook is a must-have for your library.

The Complete QDRO Handbook The Complete QDRO Handbook: Dividing ERISA, Military, and Civil Service Pensions and Collecting Child Support from Employee Benefit Plans begins with clear definitions of the basic principles and concepts of employee benefit plans and ERISA. In subsequent chapters, the authors explain how to draft domestic relations orders and have them accepted as "qualified" by plan administrators. The book provides the necessary sample language and clauses, each explained with numerous comments. Other forms include model letters, forms, interrogatories, and checklists, plus guidance on reading an annual benefits statement. Forms are available for readers at an online library.

Written for people who work with QDROs every day in a hands-on capacity -- lawyers representing divorce clients, Plan Administrators and their lawyers, state IV-D agencies using QDROs to collect child support, Family Court judges, and the paralegals, administrative assistants, and other support staff who work with them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: American Bar Association
• Seitenzahl: 518
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781639055234
• Artikelnr.: 72242388

Autorenporträt

Patty Shewmaker, a native of Nebraska, attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York where she earned a bachelor of science in political science and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in Military Intelligence. Patty served seven (7) years on active duty in the United States Army and three (3) years in the Georgia Army National Guard. Patty deployed as a Company Commander of a Counterintelligence Company in support of OPERATIONS IRAQI FREEDOM and OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Patty received the Bronze Star Medal for her service in a combat theater of operations. With her extensive military background and understanding the unique issues that confront military families, Patty represents many military service members in family law issues.

Patty earned her law degree from the Georgia State University College of Law where she graduated with honors. She has an active practice in all areas of family law including divorce litigation, modification of custody, alimony and child support, contempt actions and legitimations and paternity suits.

Patty also specializes in dividing qualified retirement plans incident to divorce and legal separation, including pensions under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), military pensions, private pensions, 401(k)s, Thrift Savings Plans (TSPs), and other qualified retirement plans. Patty also has extensive experience with cross jurisdictional family law litigation including international child abduction cases under the Hague Convention. She represents clients whose cases span across multiple states and foreign countries, be it a divorce, custody action, or a modification. Patty is well versed in the special jurisdictional requirements of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) and the Uniform Family Support Act (UFSA). Patty is a member in good standing with the State Bar of Georgia. Patty is also a member of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and she is a member of the executive committee of the Military and Veterans Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. She is also a member of the American Bar Association, the DeKalb Bar Association, and a member of the Class of 2012 of Leadership DeKalb.

Patty is admitted to practice with the State Bar of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.