The clock is ticking, and every delay in finalizing QDROs or valuations puts your clients at greater risk. Here’s what’s already happeningin cases left unfinished:
- Market fluctuations are eating away their shareEvery swing in the market changes what your client is entitled to. That $250,000 they thought they were getting? It’s not the same anymore. By the time you get around to the QDRO, their fair share could be significantly reduced—real money, gone forever.
- Account movement is happening People don’t wait. Participants withdraw funds, rollover accounts, or move money to different investments. When that happens, we have to dig into the past, recreate the account history, and calculate what should have been there. It becomes acomplex, expensive forensic process. And your client pays the price.
- Settlement language delays make it worseLanguage tied to “marital share” or vague equalization terms slows everything down. You’ve seen it—weeks turn into months as we untangle the mess and try to get both parties on the same page.
What should be easy isn’t easy anymore.
It’s costing your clients time, money, and peace of mind.
Don’t let your cases pile up or go unresolved into the new year. Wrap them up now, while we can still act decisively.