A skilled lawyer can provide divorce legal services to ensure you receive fair treatment during marriage dissolution. A family law or divorce attorney can help expedite the process by engaging in negotiations on your behalf and drafting necessary documents to ensure proper protection after the division of assets.
An example of divorce-related paperwork best left to an attorney is the qualified domestic relations order (QDRO). A QRDO divides assets in a retirement account during a divorce. A benefits package could name a child or spouse as a beneficiary. Even after a divorce, these named individuals may qualify for a portion of the benefits. The QRDO explains important details about this division. In addition to the percentage each individual receives, it outlines the duration of the payments and explains what happens when the primary beneficiary passes away.
QDROs are vital because they save divorcing couples from disagreements and potential legal action that could occur in the future. At Anne N. Pastrana, PLLC, we have a decade of experience drafting QRDOs. If you or your divorcing spouse have retirement accounts, we can create a document that ensures a fair division of benefits and saves you from potential conflicts when you retire.
Our divorce legal services can help you expedite the divorce process so that you can push past tedious negotiations, achieve the desired results, and move on with your life.
Here are three ways QDRO drafting makes the legal process faster and easier.
A couple may have multiple retirement accounts and benefits packages. It can be time-consuming to go through each one, find the details of shared benefits, and calculate the percentages due to both parties. Not only does this save the time you would have spent combing through documents, but it ensures the calculations are accurate.
Family law firms are intimately familiar with QDROs and other divorce documents. The team drafting your documents understands the nuances of retirement packages and knows how to make complex calculations based on the division of benefits outlined in the account.
Disagreements can slow the divorce process. Even in an amicable marriage dissolution, a couple may find certain assets or property difficult to divide. Also, there may be disagreements about specific details of a retirement package. If you work with an attorney, they can negotiate on your behalf, streamlining the process and keeping emotions from drawing out negotiations.
Often, mistakes, rather than disagreements or inaccurate claims, cause divorce delays. Documents like QDROs can be complex. Unless you are intimately familiar with them, you will likely make mistakes with the details and calculations. Of course, you will have a chance to correct these errors and resubmit documents. However, the modifications can take time and draw out the proceedings. Attorneys will be able to get everything correct the first time. All you have to do is add your signature to the document, and the QDRO step of the process will be complete.
At Anne N. Pastrana PLLC, we have the experience to handle both simple and complex QDROs. We also understand that divorces can be emotional, stressful, and confusing. Our goal is to draft your document as accurately as possible and get it to you quickly so that you can complete the divorce process and move on with your life. Unlike some divorce attorneys, we do not charge a premium for fast delivery. Our rates are reasonable, and all our clients enjoy the same level of attention.
If you need divorce legal services related to a QDRO, contact Anne N. Pastrana PLLC today.
