How to Split an IRA in a Divorce

submit to reddit

Submit Your Tip

How to Split an IRA in a Divorce – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on How to Split an IRA in a Divorce. This topic was created by avantpop and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Votes

Tips

1
- Vote
Tip 1
Divorcing? The Right Way to Split Retirement Plans More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Janey Marks | permalink
Vote
Mishandling how you define and allocate retirement-plan assets in a divorce can cost you plenty in taxes and aggravation. Here's how to do it right.
Tags: divorce,retirement,ira,403(b),qualified plan,form 8606,tax,penalty,qdro,qualified domestic relations,transfer incident,transfer,rollover,roll over,divorce decree,spouse,former spouse,403b,retirement planning,retirement saving plan,fa seeker,fa-retirement planning & living,wm-marriage & divorce

For further reading: http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/03/060403.asp ^[1]

1
- Vote
Tip 2
How to Split an IRA in a Divorce Proceeding More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Sue Perlmutter | permalink
Vote
When your marriage ends, courts treat retirement plans and accounts much like any other asset – a portion is yours to keep, but your spouse gets a cut as well. How much your spouse gets ...

For further reading: http://finance.zacks.com/split-ira-divorce-proceeding-4195.html ^[2]

1
- Vote
Tip 3
Dividing IRA Assets Upon Divorce | DivorceNet.com More
Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago by Anna - Carin Bodin | permalink
Vote
For many families, much of their wealth may be located in Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). If you're considering divorce, it's important to have a basic understanding of how to divide your IRA accounts.

For further reading: http://www.divorcenet.com/states/texas/dividing_ira_assets_upon_divorce ^[3]

About Author

More by avantpop

List of Top Family Medicine Doctors in Clovis, CA 93611

About This Topic

Category: Fun | 9 years, 6 month(s) ago

18.4k+ Reads

3 Tips

3 Votes

0 Likes

2 Saved

Contributors

Janey Marks, Sue Perlmutter, Anna - Carin Bodin

References & Citations

1. http://www.investopedia.com/articles/retirement/03/060403.asp

2. http://finance.zacks.com/split-ira-divorce-proceeding-4195.html

3. http://www.divorcenet.com/states/texas/dividing_ira_assets_upon_divorce