How are retirement accounts usually divided in a Louisville divorce? Retirement assets in a divorce are usually characterized as "marital property" and therefore must be divided equally as part of the marital property division process. If the parties' retirement assets are 401ks the Court must issue separate orders for the division of the retirement asset. ...
How Much of My Retirement Will I Lose in My Louisville Divorce
We are often asked “how much of my retirement will I lose in my Louisville divorce?” There are multiple forms of retirement assets which must be addressed during the process of a Louisville divorce. Retirement assets can be as straight forward as a 401(k) through work, or sophisticated retirement and pension systems such as the...
How will a Louisville Divorce Affect Retirement and Pension Plans
How will a Louisville divorce affect Retirement and pension plans? What do you need to know about these often large assets as you consider and work through a divorce? Generally speaking, retirement and pension plans which are started or contributed to between the date of your marriage and the date of separation will be considered...
Division of Retirement Plans in a Louisville Divorce
How will the division of retirement plans in a Louisville divorce be accomplished? Why is the division of retirement accounts, pension plans, 401(k) accounts, IRAs, Roth IRAs, SEP-IRAs, family owned business and privately funded plans, state employee and teacher’s retirement systems so contentious in a Louisville divorce? Retirement accounts are quite often the second largest...