can my ex wife file file for half my annuity and pension without my knowelage after the original divorce settlement in new york
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can my ex wife file file for half my annuity and pension without my knowelage after the original divorce settlement in new york
Asked on March 16, 2012 under Family Law, New Jersey
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MD, Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your ex-wife can certainly file but the issue of payout will depend on a number of items. Those items will include what the final divorce decree stated and whether it specifically or generally mentioned or divided up the annuities, pensions and other retirement income. Did you have a QDRO? If not, then perhaps this is what your ex is seeking now. Contact your providers and ask what the communications have been. You may need to sit back down with an attorney to handle payouts and percentages on these accounts.
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