Yesterday, in In re Marriage Cases, No. S147999 (May 15, 2008), the California Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether domestic partnership is the same as marriage. As framed by the Court, the issue they addressed in this decision is:
“Accordingly, the legal issue we must resolve is not whether it would be constitutionally permissible […]
Entries Tagged as 'Domestic Relations Order'
California Supreme Court’s Decision on Domestic Partnerships May Raise Some Plan Document Issues
May 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Domestic Relations Order · Plan Language · Litigation
Railroad Retirement and the Pension Protection Act
May 7th, 2008 · No Comments
Tucked away toward the end of the Pension Protection Act are two sections which made changes to Railroad Retirement. Section 1002 and Section 1003 both became effective on August 17, 2007, one year after the date PPA was enacted. Section 1002 is Entitlement of Divorced Spouses to Railroad Retirement Annuities Independent of Actual […]
Tags: Domestic Relations Order · Litigation
Supreme Court May Address QDROs: Petitioner’s Merit Brief Due in Kennedy v. DuPont Savings
May 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Fast on the heels of LaRue and MetLife, the U.S. Supreme Court is taking a look at another ERISA case - Kennedy v. Plan Administrators for DuPont Savings and Investment Plan, No. 07-636. The Petitioner, the estate of the participant, is required to file their merit brief today with the Court.
Kennedy is a case […]
Tags: Domestic Relations Order · Litigation
EBSA Issues Rules on Domestic Relations Orders
March 8th, 2007 · No Comments
EBSA issued an interim final rule with a request for comments as required by Section 1001 of PPA. The final rule takes effect April 6, 2007. It adds Labor Reg. 2530.206, which includes examples addressing that a domestic relations order (DRO) will not fail as a qualified domestic relations order solely because it […]
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