Dividing Retirement Accounts in a California Divorce: QDROs, Pensions, and IRAs
If you or your spouse have a 401(k), pension, or IRA, dividing it correctly is one of the highest-stakes pieces of a California divorce — get the paperwork wrong, and it can mean real tax penalties or losing access to funds you’re legally entitled to. Retirement accounts are community property under the same rules covered in community property division, but they need this specific process on top of the standard disclosure forms. See The Complete California Divorce Roadmap for how this fits into the rest of your case. ...