We are especially concerned with helping our clients reduce their liability exposure with qualified domestic relations orders. Clearly, dividing a pension in divorce is ripe with potential litigation. Because we analyze state and federal caselaw on an ongoing basis for our books, articles and newsletters, we understand the potential pitfalls of dividing pensions in divorce.

With the aid of our comprehensive QDRO Compliance Manual, we can help your company significantly reduce its liability exposure. Again, this manual documents all of your QDRO administrative procedures and addresses all "default" procedures, including the segregation of plan benefits, the effects of certain omissions in the QDRO, pre and post-retirement survivorship issues, and the obligations of the plan administrator, alternate payee and participant.

The QDRO "Interpretation Letter" that we send to the parties upon approval of the QDRO also helps limit your company's potential liability. This letter affords the parties an opportunity to review our interpretation of the QDRO and to see how the alternate payee's assigned share of the benefits will be calculated. If they don't agree, they can appeal our interpretation and submit an amended QDRO, if necessary. Because we get the parties involved in the review process, there is less potential for future QDRO litigation.

What distinguishes QDRO Consultants Co. from others is our ability to handle the most difficult QDROs in a professional manner and to diffuse the adversarial nature of many divorce lawyers. 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.