CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Joinder/Notice of Adverse Interest
.........Procedure
 9 Cards On This Topic:
  • Summary of law on providing notice of adverse interest to pension plans.
  • Court shall order retirement or pension plan be joined prior to, or at same time as, entry of judgment granting dissolution of the status of the marriage.
  • Notice of adverse interest to employee benefit plan precludes their discharge by cashing out employee.
  • Statutory authority for joinder.
  • Statutory procedure for joinder of employee benefit plans.
  • Procedures for employee benefit plan's response to joinder.
  • Attorney fee award against pension plan.
  • Pension must be joined before it can be ordered to pay fees.
  • Pension fund may be ordered to pay fees, but may deduct from employee's account.


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