CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Employment Benefits-Pension/Disability
......Valuation of Retirement Benefits
.........Defined Benefit Plans
............Life Expectancy/Mortality Tables
4 Cards On This Topic:
  • Female mortality tables may be used to value a wife's pension plan.
  • Reduced life expectancy of employee is a factor to be considered in valuing and dividing pension plans.
  • Court should consider parties' probable life expectancies, health and likelihood of premature death in determining plan's present value.
  • Both parties' lives must be considered in determining value of employee spouse's retirement plan.