QDRO's

Home : Corporations : Lawyers : Government

Corporate QDRO Services

About the Owners

Reduce Liability

Interpretation Letter

QDRO Express Forms

QDRO Compliance Manual

Contractual Relationship

Getting Started

Client Referrals

On-Site Training

Audit Historical Files

Scanning Services

"QPAS" Software

QMCSO Processing

About QDRO Consultants

Corporate QDRO Services


You just have to be smart enough to go to the people who do.	Since we authored the book on QDROs, why not keep it simple for you and your company? Hire the national experts in QDRO qualification and take advantage of what many Fortune 500 companies have already discovered. QDRO Consultants Co. brings unparalleled experience and expertise to QDRO administration. What distinguishes us from others is our ability to handle the most difficult QDROs in a professional manner that enhances your company's reputation while also limiting corporate liability. We have gained this expertise from years of processing QDROs for Fortune 500 companies and drafting countless thousands of QDROs for family law attorneys throughout the U.S. Our publications and articles reflect this rich and varied experience that we bring to QDRO administration. QDRO Consultants Co. is headed by ERISA Attorney Gary Shulman and pension expert David Kelley. As authors of the leading QDRO texts, including the Qualified Domestic Relations Order Handbook, 2nd Edition; Dividing Pensions in Divorce, 2nd Edition, and the Qualified Medical Child Support Order Handbook, we offer the largest and most experienced QDRO Compliance Team in the country.
	Review the terms and provisions of the QDRO in accordance with federal law and specific plan provisions. Prepare and distribute approval or denial letters to all parties. Review any and all amended QDROs to correct deficiencies in prior orders. Conduct all oral and/or written correspondence with the parties and their attorneys. Distribute a QDRO Interpretation Letter once the QDRO has been deemed qualified.
	Low, flat-rate fee guaranteed through approval. Fast, professional processing of QDROs. Seamless integration with current recordkeeper and actuary. Best-trained QDRO staff in the country. State-of-the-art Alternate Payee Database and Compliance Manual. Unrivaled expertise to reduce corporate liability and potential litigation.

Standard QDRO Review Services

As a valued client of QDRO Consultants Co., we will perform the following QDRO administrative services in every case:

Send QDRO procedures to all parties
Contact recordkeeper to request "hold" on participant's accounts*
Distribute model QDRO language, if necessary
Review terms of QDRO in accordance with law and specific plan procedures
Prepare and distribute approval or denial letter to all parties
Copy plan administrator on all correspondence
Handle all phone calls from parties and lawyers
Review modified or amended QDROs
Distribute QDRO "Interpretation Letter" upon approval
Prepare QDRO Express Administration Forms for use by recordkeeper and actuary*
Includes all misc. expenses (postage, long distance, etc.)

* Provided these services have been specifically requested by client.

Additional QDRO Services

QDRO Express Administration Forms

Upon approval of each QDRO, QDRO Consultants Co. can generate a QDRO Express Administration Form for use by 401(k) recordkeeper and actuary. This will help increase the accuracy of the alternate payee's assigned share of the benefits and reduce the time it takes for the record keeper and actuary to calculate the benefits.

QDRO Procedures Manual

This comprehensive QDRO Compliance Manual, tailored to your company's specific plans and procedures, can significantly reduce your company's potential liability exposure by documenting all of your QDRO administrative procedures, updating model QDROs and instructions, and addressing all default procedures including segregation of plan benefits, limitations on retroactive assignments, and the obligations of the plan administrator, alternate payee and participant.

Alternate Payee Database

QDRO Consultants Co. can establish and maintain a computerized Alternate Payee Database that provides a state-of-the-art tracking system for every alternate payee on the system. The database contains all pertinent information for the parties including the substantive provisions contained in the QDRO. The database also automatically monitors the six and eighteen month "freeze" periods that are implemented upon receipt of a draft or certified QDRO. We also monitor the 30-day ERISA appeal period upon approval of the QDRO. Along with receiving periodic database reports in the mail, you also have the ability to instantly check on the status of every alternate payee on the system via our secure, web-based reporting application. To view a sample AP Database, click here.

QMCSO Administration

QDRO Consultants Co. can now process your Qualified Medical Child Support Order ("QMCSOs") and "National Medical Child Support Notices" for the same low, flat-rate fee that we charge for QDRO administration. As authors of the Qualified Medical Child Support Order Handbook (an Aspen Law Publication), we understand the complexities associated with these ERISA-mandated legal requirements. All U.S. companies that provide health care coverage to their employees must comply with the provisions of a Qualified Medical Child Support Order ("QMCSO") issued by a state court regarding the provision of health care coverage for the children of their employees/noncustodial parents.

Our one-time fee for QMCSO processing is $300, guaranteed through approval. As with QDROs, we will handle the entire review process as well as all correspondence with the parties, attorneys and state agencies.