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Representing Children On Appeal: Changed Circumstances, Changed Minds, Judith Waksberg
Representing Children On Appeal: Changed Circumstances, Changed Minds, Judith Waksberg
The Journal of Appellate Practice and Process
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A Primer On The History And Proper Drafting Of Qualified Domestic-Relations Orders, Terrence Cain
A Primer On The History And Proper Drafting Of Qualified Domestic-Relations Orders, Terrence Cain
Faculty Scholarship
The divorce rate in the United States is slightly more than one-half the marriage rate. Divorce is a fact of life in this country, and will likely be so for the foreseeable future. On August 23, 1984, the divorce lawyer’s job got more complicated when Congress created the Qualified Domestic Relations Order ("QDRO") as part of some significant amendments to ERISA. QDROs are necessary because before those 1984 ERISA amendments, a lot of divorced persons discovered that they could be deprived of their marital or community property interest in their former spouses' retirement plans. For most divorcing couples, the two …