CalPers Pension/Retirement Division

What is CalPERS? CalPERS is the abbreviation for California Public Employees Retirement System. This is the California agency that manages and tracks the general trust fund for pension and health benefits for California public employees, retirees and their families (and former spouses of former employees). Members include workers in law enforcement, schools and some county and city jobs. As of 2013, within the State of California,  there were over 1 million members of which over half of them were receiving monthly benefits.

What is a CalPERS Pension/Retirement Division?
During the completion of a divorce property rights are often determined. Pension/Retirement accounts are […]

Finish Divorce With Agreement – Another Satisfied Client Saves His Time And Money

One of our clients, Adam H. of South Riverside County, came to us in June 2014 for help to bring an end to his long and contentious divorce. Tired from the litigation, he and his wife didn’t want to waste any more money. Each party previously had attorneys on their case and had already fought in court to get orders on custody and visitation. On the initial visit our team gathered the relevant information and reviewed what was already filed at the court. He instructed us to complete the final divorce judgment as laid out by the courts form packages […]

Finalize Your Divorce

Several of the cases we work on were prepared by others who could not or did not finalize with a judgment. The initial documents were filed and then served on the other party, but often times, that was the end of what they had done or they kept submitting final documents which were prepared incorrectly. In some cases years had gone by which sometimes had some serious implications. We can finish your California divorce documents.

Uncontested California Divorce Document Preparation is a Process
The general procedure for an uncontested divorce in California is a process. First, the petition and required attachments are […]

The QDRO Valuation Date – Why It Matters

What Is A Valuation Date?
Often times, upon completion of the divorce process, a retirement plan (pension/401(k)) needs to be divided. The judgment will award a percentage or specific dollar amount of the plan’s value to the receiving party. The judgment is only one of the documents needed to authorize the division of the pension. The pension plan administrator will usually need a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) also. A QDRO is a separate legal order, that splits and changes ownership of a retirement plan to give the divorced spouse their share. The QDRO instructs the plan administrator on how to […]

Courts Grind To A Halt as Judicial Budgets Are Cut

It is no secret that budget cuts have rolled through local and state agencies for years now. As funding for local courts decreases, the public suffers. These truths have recently made themselves evident with San Bernardino County, specifically in their main family law court in downtown San Bernardino.
Since early 2014 there were many restructuring efforts in the San Bernardino County Court System. Budget cuts led to the court attempting to streamline family law filings and reduce overhead by combining the family law courts in south San Bernardino County into one branch. As of mid 2014 Rancho Cucamonga court no longer […]