Pensions and Retirement

Pensions and Retirement Accounts

A divorce means the division of marital assets, or property that has been acquired throughout the duration of marriage. A divorce is an extremely stressful and emotional disruption and securing your financial future will be necessary to your healing. Our attorneys at Lyne Ranson Law Offices, PLLC, are experienced in handling the asset division and protection of long-term financial security for clients facing a divorce proceeding.

We provide the legal guidance and support that can protect your immediate and long-term financial security after a divorce.

In most cases, your biggest asset will be your pension and retirement. This may also be the most difficult asset to split for many couples. Your 401K has both a present value and future interest. Our attorneys, along with expert forensic accountants, will help you to determine a present and future value for your account to ensure that you receive the compensation you deserve. Our attorneys will help you file a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) that will divide your pension or retirements. This is the only document capable of dividing pensions and retirement accounts and requires the eye of a skilled pension and retirement accounts division attorney.

Our pensions and retirement accounts attorneys can assist you with any of the following:

• Retirement accounts
• Pension valuation
• Asset allocation
• Marital property division
• Preservation of assets
• Equitable distribution
• QDRO (qualified domestic relations orders)

In equitable distribution, the bottom-line is that your division of property must be equal. Our attorneys will help you to protect your investments, savings, and assets and make sure you take away what you deserve.

If you are facing a divorce, identify the amount in your 401K at the time of separation. The present value will be the amount divided through equitable distribution. Our primary attorney, Lyne Ranson is a former white collar crime prosecutor for the U.S. Attorneys' office. She is experienced in identifying fraud and in uncovering hidden assets, loans and depletion of accounts, or fraud cases and can apply those experiences and skills to protect your assets throughout a divorce proceeding.

For more information or to speak with an experienced family lawyer, contact Lyne Ranson.

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