I got married in 2014 in South America never married in the USA. Is our marriage legal?

I agree with the response from Edna Carroll Straus. Issues like alimony/spousal support and child support would be decided during the divorce...

My wife is looking at Cashing out her pension - My pension was about the same size Net $45k and i gave her $30,000.

It is not clear if you have filed for a legal separation or divorce. If so, then any retirement benefits earned during the marriage may be treated...

Does anyone know how the division of retirement works re QDRO? If married 13 yrs are the retirement benefits same amount of yrs

In California, the non-employee spouse is entitled to 50% of the benefits that accrued during the marriage. For traditional pension plans (i.e....

Ex wants survivor benefits before signing QDRO.

As others have stated, it does not matter whose responsibility it is to get the QDRO filed as much as that the plan will not pay benefits to you...

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Question regarding military pensions and divorce

The other responses are correct. DFAS can only pay benefits directly to your former spouse if the marriage satisfies the 10 year rule (20/10/10...

For a division of retirement benefits between spouses, a QDRO can only be used in conjunction with a court proceeding for divorce or legal separation.

I took money from a retirement account I won in a divorce.. called it a quadro...taxes already taken out why claim on my tax rtn

It is standard for retirement plans to withhold 20% on any lump sum distributions, which is likely what happened in your case. As the other answers...

You cannot be "forced" to retire. Unfortunately, like may people, you may find that you need to retire for financial reasons if the Gillmore...

The standard community property division would be for you to receive 50% of the contributions, interest and service credit accumulated from the...

Your former spouse is entitled to 50% of the community property interest in the benefits (i.e. one-half of whatever accrued during the marriage). ...