CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Division
.........Award to One Spouse/Cash-Out
............Affirmed
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Trial court has broad discretion in determining manner of division of retirement plans.

Cash-out may be preferable in short-term marriages.

H may be forced to take pension so that house can be awarded to W.

Pension may be divided by determining actuarial value and then awarding pension to employee spouse, with offsetting assets to other spouse.

Cases discussing various aspects of trial court's broad discretion in dividing pension plans.