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Retirement Accounts

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Certified Family Law Specialist, Michele Sacks Lowenstein, goes over the basics of dividing pension plans, including 401K's, 403B's, and Defined Benefits plans, using QDRO's (Qualifed Domestic Relations Order). For more things to consider about the division of pension plans and retirement accounts in a divorce, please visit our Retirement Accounts section in the site.

Prenups for Partners

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A prenuptial agreement manages not only the division of assets should the union be terminated upon death or divorce, but also plans for the tax consequences of having no favorable tax treatment for unmarried, registered domestic partners. For a more detailed information about Prenuptial Agreements and Their Equivalents for Registered Domestic Partnerships, please visit our Library and Articles for a downloadable document.

Child Support Coverage

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San Diego divorce attorney, Elizabeth Brown, talks about what a child support order covers, such as whether your children's extra curricular activities or daycare are considered by the court to be part of their basic necessities and need to be included in the order or not.