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QDRO to Collect Past Due Child Support
Overview of a New York QDRO and Dividing New York Retirement Accounts
In New York, vested pensions are marital property. Vesting means that the worker spouse has met all the requirements for receipt of the pension. Unvested pensions are not marital property. Until the pension has vested, the worker spouse has only an expectancy of interest in the pension.
In New York, the court may include the retirement benefits and plans earned by both spouses as marital assets available for division. Retirement benefits vary greatly but can generally be divided into two groups:
- Defined Contribution Plans: A defined amount of money belonging to the employee. The employee and/or the employer make defined contributions. The balance of the plan is constantly changing, but its value is definable at any given point. 401(k)’s, 403(b)’s and profit sharing plans fall into this category.
- Defined Benefit Plans: A retirement benefit where an employer promises to pay a benefit to an employee sometime in the future, based upon some type of formula. Normally, this formula is based on the employee’s salary near the end of his or her career and the number of years he or she worked for the employer before retirement. Defined benefit plans are much more complicated to value and often require the professional evaluation of an actuary to determine exact values.
In New York, 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, and how such benefits should be paid.
New York State Courts:
The New York Family 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.
Albany Family Court,
30 Clinton Ave., Albany, NY 12207
Allegany County Family Court,
7 Court St., Belmont, NY 14813
Bronx County Family Court,
900 Sheridan Ave., Bronx, NY 10451
Broome County Family Court,
65 Hawley St., Binghamton, NY 13901
Cattaraugus County Family Court,
1 Leo Moss Dr., Olean, NY 14760
Cayuga County Family Court,
Old Historic Post Office Building, 157 Genesee St., Auburn, NY 13021
Chautauqua County Family Court,
2 Academy St., Mayville, NY 14757
Chemung County Family Court,
Justice Building , 203-209 William St., Elmira, NY 14901
Chenango County, County Office Building,
5 Court St., Norwich, NY 13815
Clinton County, Clinton County Government Center,
137 Margaret St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Columbia County Court,
401 Union St., Hudson, NY 12534
Cortland County Court,
46 Greenbush St., Cortland, NY 13045
Delaware County Court, Delaware County Courthouse,
3 Court St., Delhi, NY 13753
Dutchess County Court,
50 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Erie County Court,
25 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202
Essex County Family Court,
One Niagara Plaza, Buffalo, NY 14202
Essex County Court,
7559 Court St., P.O. Box 217, Elizabethtown, NY 12932
Franklin County Court,
355 West Main St., Malone, NY 12953
Fulton County Court,
11 N. William St., Johnstown, NY 12095
Genesee County Court,
Courts Facility Building, 1 W. Main St., Batavia, NY 14020
Greene County Court,
80 Woodland Ave., Catskill, NY 12414
Hamilton County Court,
79 White Birch Ln., P.O. Box 780, Indian Lake, NY 12842
Herkimer County Office & Courts Facility,
301 N. Washington St., P.O. Box 749, Herkimer, NY 13350
Jefferson County Court Complex,
163 Arsenal St., Watertown, NY 13601
Kings County Court,
330 Jay St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
Lewis County Court,
7660 State St., Lowville, NY 13367
Livingston County Court,
2 Court St., Geneseo, NY 14454
Madison County Court,
N. Court St., Wampsville, NY 13163
Monroe County Court,
Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd., Rochester, NY 14614
Montgomery County Court,
58 Broadway, P.O. Box 1500, Fonda, NY 12068
Nassau County Family Court,
1200 Old Country Rd., Westbury, NY 11590
Nassau County Court,
262 Old Country Rd., Mineola, NY 11501
New York County Court,
60 Lafayette St., NY, NY 10013
Niagara County Court,
175 Hawley St., Lockport, NY 14094
Niagara County Court,
775 3rd St., Niagara Falls, NY 14302
Oneida County Court, UTICA Family Court,
200 Elizabeth St., Utica, NY 13501
Rome County Family Court,
301 W. Dominick St., Rome, NY 13440
Onondaga County Family Court,
401 Montgomery St., Syracuse, NY 13202
Ontario County Family Court,
27 N. Main St., Canandaigua, NY 14424
Orange County Family Court, Government Center,
255-285 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924
Orleans County Family Court,
1 S. Main St., Albion, NY 14411
Oswego County Family Court,
39 Churchill Rd., Oswego, NY 13126
Otsego County Family Court,
Otsego County Annex Bldg., 32 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY 13326
Putnam County Family Court,
20 County Center, Carmel, NY 10512
Queens County Family Court,
151-20 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432
Rensselaer County Family Court,
1504 Fifth Ave., Troy, NY 12180-4107
Richmond County Family Court,
100 Richmond Terr., Staten Island, NY 10301
Rockland County Court,
1 S. Main St., New City, NY 10956
St. Lawrence County Court,
48 Court St., Canton, NY 13617-1194
Saratoga County Court,
35 West High St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020
Schenectady County Court,
620 State St., Schenectady, NY 12305
Schoharie County Court,
290 Main St., P.O. Box 669, Schoharie, NY 12157
Schuyler County Court,
105 9th St., Watkins Glen, NY 14891
Seneca County Court,
48 W. Williams St., Waterloo, NY 13165
Steuben County Court,
3 E. Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810
Suffolk County Court,
400 Carleton Ave., Central Islip, NY 11722
Suffolk County Court, Millbrook Office Campus,
899 E. Main St., Riverhead, NY 11901
Sullivan County Court, County Government Center,
100 North St., Monticello, NY 12701
Tioga County Court,
Court Annex Building, 20 Court St., Owego, NY 13827
Tompkins County Court,
320 N. Tioga St., P.O. Box 70, Ithaca, NY 14851-0070
Ulster County Court,
16 Lucas Ave., Kingston, NY 12401
Warren County Court,
Warren County Municipal Center,
1340 State Route 9, Lake George, NY 12845
Washington County Court,
383 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828
Wayne County Court,
Hall of Justice, 54 Broad St., Lyons, NY 14489
Westchester County Court,
111 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., White Plains, NY 10601
Westchester County Court,
420 North Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801
Westchester County Court,
53 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
Wyoming County Court,
147 N. Main St., Warsaw, NY 14569
Yates County Court,
415 Liberty St., Penn Yan, NY 14527
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