CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Division
.........Retirement Equity Act - QDRO
............Nunc Pro Tunc Entry
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Where plan participant dies before former spouse acquires order awarding her an interest in plan, DRO that simply "reserves jurisdiction" over plan is not a QDRO.

Because NV's slayer statute not preempted by ERISA, H may not benefit from his wrongful act of killing W—Dist. ct. order re lump-sum payment to W from H's ERISA pension plan affirmed.