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QDROs - Division of Pensions FAQ #6

6. Are there other requirements that a domestic relations order must meet to be a QDRO?

There are certain provisions that a QDRO must not contain:

The order must not require a plan to provide an alternate payee or participant with any type or
form of benefit, or any option, not otherwise provided under the plan
The order must not require a plan to provide for increased benefits (determined on the basis of
actuarial value)
The order must not require a plan to pay benefits to an alternate payee that are required to be
paid to another alternate payee under another order previously determined to be a QDRO
The order must not require a plan to pay benefits to an alternate payee in the form of a
qualified joint and survivor annuity for the lives of the alternate payee and his or her
subsequent spouse

Reference: ERISA §§ 206(d)(3)(D)(i)-(iii), 206(d)(3)(E)(i)(III); IRC §§ 414(p)(3)(A)-(C), 414(p)(4)(A)(iii)

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