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QDRO to Collect Past Due Child Support
Overview of a Michigan QDRO and Dividing Michigan Retirement Accounts
In Michigan vested pensions are marital property. A pension vests when all the requirements to receive the pension have been met. Unvested pensions are also marital property. Until the pension has vested, the person under whom the pension is maintained has only an expectancy of interest in the pension.
Several different methods of valuation are used in determining how much a marital asset is worth, depending upon the asset to be valued and the level of agreement between the parties. Courts generally accept the value when the spouses mutually agree on a value of a particular asset. Experts may be retained by the parties or by the courts to determine the value of marital assets if the parties cannot agree. Such experts may include accountants, real estate or business appraisers, or pension valuators. The use of experts adds to the cost of the divorce.
In Michigan if spouses share in each other’s retirement or pension plan, a Qualified Domestic Relations Order must be completed. A QDRO is a written set of instructions that explains to a plan administrator that two parties are dividing pension benefits. The instructions set forth the terms and conditions of the distribution - how much of the benefits are to be paid to each party, when such benefits can be paid, how such benefits should be paid, etc.
Retirement Assets and Pensions benefits are not part of the marital estate unless the parties so agree. Each distinct component of a pension plan must be specifically awarded in the divorce judgment. The right of survivorship in a pension plan is given to the divorced spouse unless it is specifically included as part of the pension award in the judgment of divorce. Generally, only benefits earned during the marriage will be awarded in a divorce, unless they contributed to the acquisition of the benefits or the award to the claimant spouse from the marital estate is insufficient to maintain them.
Michigan County Courts:
The court locations below are provided for informational purposes only. We do our very best to keep this information current and accurate, but courthouse locations do change.
Alcona County Courthouse,
106 5th St., Harrisville, MI 48740
Alger County Courthouse,
101 Court St., Munising, MI 49862
Allegan County Courthouse, Allegan County Building,
113 Chestnut St., Allegan, MI 49010
Alpena County Courthouse,
720 W. Chisholm St., Alpena, MI 49707
Antrim County Courthouse
205 E. Cayuga, Bellaire, MI 49615
Arenac County Courthouse,
120 N. Grove St., Standish, MI 48658
Baraga County Courthouse,
16 N. 3rd St., L’Anse, MI 49946
Barry County Courthouse,
220 W. State St., Hastings, MI 49058
Bay County Courthouse,
Bay County Building, 515 Center Ave., Bay City, MI 48708
Benzie County Courthouse,
448 Court Pl., Beulah, MI 49617
Berrien County Courthouse,
811 Port St., St. Joseph, MI 49085
Branch County Courthouse,
31 Division St., Coldwater, MI 49036
Calhoun County Courthouse,
315 W. Green St., Marshall, MI 49068
Cass County Courthouse,
Cass County Building, 120 N. Broadway, Cassopolis, MI 49031
Charlevoix County Courthouse,
Charlevoix County Building, 203 W. Antrim, Charlevoix, MI 49720
Cheboygan County Courthouse,
870 S. Main St., Cheboygan, MI 49721
Chippewa County Courthouse,
319 Court St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
Clare County Courthouse,
225 W. Main St., Harrison, MI 48625
Clinton County Courthouse,
100 E. State St., Ste. 2600, St. Johns, MI 48879
Crawford County Courthouse,
Crawford County Building, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Grayling, MI 49738
Delta County Courthouse,
Delta County Building, 310 Ludington St., Escanaba, MI 49829
Dickinson County Courthouse,
705 S. Stephenson St., Iron Mountain, MI 49801
Eaton County Courthouse,
1045 Independence Blvd., Charlotte, MI 48813
Emmet County Courthouse,
200 Division St., Petoskey, MI 49770
Genesee County Courthouse,
900 S. Saginaw St., Flint, MI 48502
Gladwin County Courthouse,
401 W. Cedar Ave.,Gladwin, MI 48624
Gogebic County Courthouse,
200 N. Moore St., Bessemer, MI 49911
Grand Traverse County Courthouse,
400 Boardman, Traverse City, MI 49684
Gratiot County Courthouse,
214 E. Center, Ithaca, MI 48847
Hillsdale County Courthouse,
29 N. Howell, Hillsdale, MI 49242
Houghton County Courthouse,
401 E. Houghton Ave., Houghton, MI 49931
Huron County Courthouse,
250 E. Huron, Bad Axe, MI 48413
Ingham County Court,
Veterans Memorial Courthouse, 313 W. Kalamazoo St., Lansing, MI 48901
Ionia County Courthouse,
100 W. Main St., Ionia, MI 48846
Iosco County Courthouse,
422 West Lake St., Tawas City, MI 48764,
Iron County Courthouse,
2 S. Sixth St., Crystal Falls, MI 49920
Isabella County Courthouse,
200 N. Main St., Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
Jackson County Courthouse,
312 S. Jackson St., Jackson, MI 49201
Kalamazoo County Courthouse,
201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Kalkaska County Courthouse,
605 N. Birch, Kalkaska, MI 49646
Kent County Courthouse,
300 Monroe Ave., N.W., Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Keweenaw County Courthouse,
5095 Fourth St., Eagle River, MI 49950
Lake County Courthouse,
800 10th St., Baldwin, MI 49304
Lapeer County Court,
Lapeer County Complex, 255 Clay St., Lapeer, MI 48446
Leelanau County Courthouse,
8527 E. Government Center Dr., Suttons Bay, MI 49682
Lenawee County Court,
Rex B. Martin Judicial Building, 425 N. Main St., Adrian, MI 49221
Livingston County Courthouse,
204 S. Highlander Way, Howell, MI 48843
Luce County Courthouse,
407 W. Harrie, Newberry, MI 49868
Mackinac County Courthouse,
100 Marley St., St. Ignace, MI 49781
Macomb County Court Building,
40 N. Gratiot, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Manistee County Courthouse,
415 3rd St., Manistee, MI 49660
Marquette County Courthouse,
234 Baraga Ave., Marquette, MI 49855
Mason County Courthouse,
304 E. Ludington Ave., Ludington, MI 49431
Mecosta County Courthouse,
400 Elm St., Big Rapids, MI 49307
Menominee County Courthouse,
839 Tenth Ave., Menominee, MI 49858
Midland County Courthouse,
310 W. Main St., Midland, MI 48640
Missaukee County Courthouse,
111 S. Canal St., Lake City, MI 49651
Monroe County Courthouse,
106 E. First St., Monroe, MI 48161
Montcalm County Courthouse,
639 N. State St., Stanton, MI 48888
Montmorency County Courthouse,
12265 M-32, Atlanta, MI 49709
Muskegon County Court,
Michael E. Kobza Hall of Justice, 990 Terrace, Muskegon, MI 49442
Newaygo County Courthouse,
1092 Newell, White Cloud, MI 49349
Oakland County Courthouse,
1200 N. Telegraph, Pontiac, MI 48341-0404
Oceana County Courthouse,
100 State St., Hart, MI 49420
Ogemaw County Court,
Ogemaw County Building, 806 W. Houghton Ave., West Branch, MI 48661
Ontonagon County Courthouse,
725 Greenland Rd., Ontonagon, MI 49953
Osceola County Courthouse,
301 W. Upton, Reed City, MI 49677
Oscoda County Courthouse,
311 Morenci St., Mio, MI 48647
Otsego County Courthouse,
225 W. Main St., Gaylord, MI 49735
Ottawa County Court,
Ottawa County Building, 414 N. Washington St., Grand Haven, MI 49417
Presque Isle County Courthouse,
151 E. Huron Ave., Rogers City, MI 49779
Roscommon County Courthouse,
500 Lake St., Roscommon, MI 48653
Saginaw County Courthouse,
]111 S. Michigan, Saginaw, MI 48602
St. Clair County Courthouse,
201 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, MI 48060
St. Joseph County Courthouse,
125 Main St., Centreville, MI 49032
Sanilac County Courthouse Building,
60 W. Sanilac, Sandusky, MI 48471
Schoolcraft County Courthouse,
300 Walnut, Manistique, MI 49854
Shiawassee County Courthouse,
208 N. Shiawassee, Corunna, MI 48817
Tuscola County Courthouse,
440 N. State St., Caro, MI 48723
Van Buren County Courthouse,
212 E. Paw Paw St., Ste.101, Paw Paw, MI 49079
Washtenaw County Courthouse,
200 N. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48107
Wayne County Court,
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48226
Wexford County Courthouse,
437 E. Division, Cadillac, MI 49601
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