What are 401(k), 403(b) and similar financial instruments?

My spouse has offered to settle with me and wants all my 401(k); can I protect any of it? Like any other financial tool, a 401(k) is an asset: it could be an asset of the marriage or perhaps not.

What is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order? How is it different from a Domestic Relations Order?

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You have sacrificed some short term desires, like that set of Pet Rock Collectible you had your eye on, to make balanced and determined long-term plans for a healthy retirement. That is, you saved. Moreover, you were blessed to have, at least at the time, a job that as part of your compensation provided an employer contribution to your retirement in the form of a 401(k) or 403(b). This is awesome!

Now your spouse wants some of the retirement as part of a settlement; is this right? Fair? Possible?

Call us for a consultation to learn your options.

Pittsburgh Marital Asset Division Lawyer: our clients benefit from our experience in determining401(k), 403(b) and similar pensioncoverage.

Ms. Iwanyshyn is credentialed as a certified public accountant (CPA license inactive), so she knows the details of the impacts and tax implications of a settlement on your retirement plans. Your interests should be aggressively represented by seasoned, skilled family attorneys. That is what we do and have done for so many clients in the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Washington and Westmoreland and Western Pennsylvania.

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