In my last blog post, I provided a brief overview of retirement assets which have been funded individually, such as IRA accounts, and how they are dealt with for equitable distribution purposes. In this second blog post of the series, I will now provide an overview of employer-sponsored retirement…
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United States Supreme Court Issues Ruling Addressing Divorced Spouse’s Rights to Ex-Spouse’s Military Pension
I would like to begin this blog post by thanking all those who are currently serving in the United States military and to all Veterans that have served. Currently, there are approximately 22 million veterans of the U.S. armed forces and 1.5 million currently serving. On September 15, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a…
New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Post-Divorce Pension Enhancement Factors
On September 2, 2014, the New Jersey Appellate Division published an opinion in the case of Krupinski v. Krupinski, reversing the trial court’s decision denying Mr. Krupinski’s motion to terminate alimony, and directing the trial court on remand to provide for an exchange of discovery and the possibility of an…
Pension Valuations and the Election of Survivorship Benefits
In any and all cases where a pension is to be equitably distributed between the parties, there are two questions that a family law practitioner must always consider: (1) How is the pension going to be valued and istributed; and (2) Are survivor benefits going to be elected for the non-pensioner spouse? …