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Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)

  • Posted on February 3, 2015
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A qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) is a judgment, decree, or order included in a divorce judgment dealing with pension funds and/or an employee benefit plan. A QDRO or a similar legal order is used to split and change the ownership of retirement funds, making sure the employee’s divorcing spouse receives their fair share of assets. Qualified domestic relations orders are complex legal documents, and an incomplete or incorrect one can put your future financial security at risk. Watt Law Firm has helped people with complex transactional needs like these, and we have…Read more
When Obtaining An Attorney

When Obtaining An Attorney

  • Posted on July 22, 2013
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When an attorney is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, that allows the attorney to practice anywhere in Michigan.  In the United States everything is based on states law and states licensing and regulation.  Obviously, there are certain federal things but those are different.  The majority of divorces, law suits, everything that occurs within a certain state are authorized by that state. So, once an attorney is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the attorney can practice anywhere in Michigan.  Geographically and economically, sometimes it doesn’t make sense to travel to…Read more
Divorce

Divorce

  • Posted on June 24, 2013
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Jurisdiction and venue:  In every type of case there must be a court that has jurisdiction over the case.  In divorce, it isn’t based on the amount of money being decided or anything else, it is simply because it is an equitable division and therefore, the Circuit Court for the county has exclusive jurisdictions over divorce.  You can get a divorce in Probate Court or District Court, they have no jurisdiction over divorces.  Part of the jurisdictional requirements is that the party must live in the State of Michigan for more than six…Read more