 THE ATTORNEY'S HANDBOOK ON
QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDERS
- Only $35.00
Third Edition, 2000
By John H. Williamson, Attorney at Law ... ISBN 1-880730-25-1
Designed for the general practitioner, this handbook covers every aspect of
preparing and obtaining approval of a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (a
QDRO) or a Court Order Acceptable for Processing (a COAP) in any state.
This up-to-date handbook is easy to understand and contains 13 expertly
drafted and ready-to-use model QDROs and COAPs, all of which are
available on the QDRO Compact Disc.
This handbook contains everything an attorney needs to prepare and obtain
approval of a QDRO or COAP in any state or district. It also covers the use
and preparation of Qualified Medical Child Support Orders under the federal
statute.
In addition, this 320-page handbook:
- Contains an understandable explanation of QDROs and COAPs.
- Tells how and when to use a QDRO to divide pension, retirement, and other benefits between divorced or legally separated spouses.
- Tells how and when to use a QDRO to collect child support or alimony.
- Covers the taxability of periodic and lump sum QDRO payments.
- Explains how and when to use an IRA in lieu of a QDRO.
- Tells how to obtain approval of a QDRO or COAP in any state or district .
- Tells how to determine the amount of benfits covered by a QDRO.
- Explains the terminology and basic aspects of qualified employee benefit plans that
are subject to QDROs.
- Tells how, when, and from whom to obtain the information needed to prepare a QDRO
or COAP.
- Explains how to provide court-ordered retirement benefits to former spouses of civilian
federal employees through the use of a COAP.
- Sets forth the legal requirements for QDROs under both federal and state law.
- Incorporates and includes the text of the QDRO guidelines and regulations recently
issued by the Internal Revenue Service and the Labor Department.
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