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Old 05-05-2010, 09:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Retirement/401k differences

It is half of the amount accrued during your marriage - full stop.

Hey - you are the injured party here. Stand up for yourself. Remember a few months ago when I said people can only treat you as badly as you let them? Remember how you responded? Because I do.


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Originally Posted by no1.daddy2kids View Post
I got a copy of the settlement papers and something seems strange here... The method to calculate Ws share of my retirement is 50% of the accrued value during our marriage. Makes sense here, she gets half of what has been accumulated during marriage. My 401k on the other hand states that she gets 50%. Not 50% accumulated during marriage. 50%.

I'm not sure I like this. Thats a pretty big hit, as I have been investing for quite a while, and while I'm not tooting my horn and saying I'm rich by any stretch, some decisions worked out well.

Why would one be calculated one way and the other be in a different way? Other than to get a healthy retirement sum that is... I'm not saying I won't agree to it... I'm not saying its wrong... I'm saying I'm not sure I like it.

I know youall can't answer to my legal issues in my state. But, what has been anyones experience here?
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