Denton, Texas Attorneys Dividing Retirement Benefits

In matters of complex property division during a divorce, dividing retirement benefits and other employee benefits often pose the most challenging problems. Charla Bradshaw Conner, of Gregory & Conner, P.C., is well-known for her skill in dividing retirement and employee benefits in ways that benefit her clients.

Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs)

One of the primary tools used to partition retirement benefits is the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). The QDRO divides employee benefits earned by a “participant” (the person whose job gives the benefits) and shows what percentage or amount is awarded to the “alternate payee” (the spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of the participant who receives the benefits).

Though a QDRO may sound simple, drafting QDROs is an art, requiring technical and complex drafting of an order from a variety of extremely complicated rules and regulations. The requirements to qualify domestic relations orders are very different for corporations, teacher retirement, local, state and federal government plans, and military plans. Defined Contribution Plans, like 401(k) Plans, and Defined Benefit Plans, like pension plans, each have different and complex drafting requirements.

Attorney Charla Bradshaw Conner has extensive experience dealing with a wide variety of QDROs and has written many articles on QDROs. As one of the most competent and experienced lawyers in the state in dividing retirement benefits, she is frequently sought out by other attorneys for assistance with QDROs and other retirement issues. With Ms. Conner and Mike Gregory combining their over 40 years of experience in divorce and family law, Gregory & Conner, P.C. is prepared to assist clients with the most complex estates and benefit plans.

Contact the Firm

Visit the attorney contact page to set up an appointment and learn more about Gregory & Conner, P.C.’s work in dividing retirement benefits and other employee benefits. You can also call the firm at 940.387.1600 or 972.434.3828.

The lawyers of Gregory & Conner, P.C. maintain law offices in Denton, Texas and engage in complex estate division on behalf of clients from Denton, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Frisco, Carrollton, Trophy Club, The Colony, Argyle, Bartonville, Roanoke, Highland Village, Corinth, Copper Canyon, Northlake, Sanger, Pilot Point, Oak Point, Little Elm, Providence, Savannah, Denton County and Cooke County.