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1. Retirement Plans
2. Joint and Survivor Annuity Beneficiary
3. Methodology Problems with Immediate Distribution of Marital Property
4. How to Avoid Unexpected Surprises When Using a QDRO
5. Become a Settlement Language Pro
6. Getting Paid
7. Controlling the Preparation of the QDRO
8. Addressing QDRO's in a Settlement Agreement
9. When Is QDRO the Wrong Settlement Tool?
10. Public Defined Benefit Plans - Common, Unique, and Tricky
11. Creative Settlement Strategies
12. Valuing Defined Benefit Plans
13. Post-Divorce Adjustments to the Retirement Asset Distribution
14. Identifying the Marital Portion of a Defined Contribution Plan
15. Anticipating Defined Contribution Plan QDRO Postmarital Property Cut-Off Date Problems
16. Gathering the Information Needed to Value and Distribute a Defined Benefit (Pension) Retirement Asset
17. Retirement Benefits and Divorce 101
18. Avoiding Future Problems
19. Government Funded Pension QDROs
20. The QDRO Gamble
21. The QDRO Gamble, Part Two
22. The QDRO Gamble, Part Three
23. The Most Catastrophic QDRO Mistake and How to Avoid It
24. Getting Help
25. Retirement Asset Distribution Methods
26. New Years Resolutions for Family Law Attorneys
27. Model Orders
28. QDRO Mechanics
29. The Rules of the Game
30. Negotiating the Retirement Benefits Section of the Settlement Agreement
31. An Overview of Public Employee QDROs
32. Looking at a Hypothetical Case Which Includes the Distribution of Marital Property Retirement Assets
33. Refresher Course - Defining Defined Benefit Plans
34. Dealing With QDROs That Were Never Written
35. Defined Contribution Plans – Problems in Accurately Identifying the Marital Share
36. Dealing With Troubled Pension Plans
37. Client Expectations and QDROs
38. Why Two Pension Appraisals are Usually Better than One
39. Understanding the Differences Between Regular Active Duty and a Reserve Military Pension
40. Revisiting the Problems Created for Family Law Attorneys by Troubled Defined Benefit Plans
41. Hardball Discovery Tactics
42. Survivor Benefits
43. Getting a Domestic Relations Order Implemented without Writing an Order
44. Why an Equal Distribution of all the Retirement Asset Components is Mandatory in a Lengthy Marriage
45. Is "Winning" a Divorce Case a Legitimate Goal?
46. How to Identify the Marital Portion of a Defined Contribution Plan
47. Working with Offsetting Retirement Benefits
48. Anticipating the Demise of Private Defined Benefit Plans and What Can You Do About It?
49. Some Ideas for Addressing Plan Termination Contingencies
50. Specificity and its Importance to the Family Law Practicioner
51. Qualified Domestic Relations Orders - 101
52. Can a Defective Order be Corrected?
53. If You Have to Initiate Litigation -- You Probably Lost the Case!
54. Ten Most Common Retirement Asset Problems
55. Valuing a Retirement Savings Account
56. Using a QDRO as a Settlement Tool
57. Addressing a Changing Economy: Settlement Language and Defined Contribution Plan QDRO's
58. Addressing a Changing Economy: The Liabilities of QDRO Pre-Approval
59. Addressing a Changing Economy: Turning QDRO Preparation Over to Your Client
60. Addressing a Changing Economy:QDRO Preparation: What is Your Ethical Responsibility?

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