Pension
Articles tagged Pension from The VRO Blog.
Your Divorce Decree Will Not Split a 401(k). The Order Your Plan Needs Is a Different Document.
A divorce that awarded half a retirement account can still leave an ex-spouse with nothing twenty years later. The plan administrator, not the judge, decides whether the order qualifies, and the document the plan wants comes from the court clerk.
Your Marriage Was Never Valid. Social Security May Still Treat You as a Spouse.
Finding out that a marriage was void, usually because a spouse's earlier divorce was never finalized, feels like the end of a claim. Social Security has a rule built for exactly this, and it turns on records most people assume are worthless.
Social Security on an Ex-Spouse's Record: The Divorce Decree You'll Need Decades Later
A marriage that lasted ten years can entitle you to benefits on your ex-spouse's record, without their consent and without reducing their check. The burden is proving a marriage and a divorce from decades ago.
VA Burial and Survivor Benefits: The Records the VA Asks For, and the Two-Year Clock
VA wants a death certificate that includes the cause of death, and for most non-service-connected deaths the burial claim has a two-year deadline families miss while grieving.
Common-Law Marriage: How to Prove It Without a Marriage Certificate
A common-law marriage is real, but no state issues a certificate for it. Here is where one can still be formed, and what the Social Security Administration accepts as proof instead.
Why Do I Need a Death Certificate?
A death certificate is the record almost every bank, insurer, court and government agency asks for after a death. Here is why you need certified copies, how many to order, who is allowed to request one, and how to get a certified copy from the issuing state.
What Legal Documents Have to Be Done When a Relative Just Passed Away?
Do you know how to read and understand the information on your birth certificate? A birth certificate contains important information about you and your family, and understanding all of the sections on your birth certific
What Is a Death Certificate?
Getting your passport renewed is an important process that should be completed in a timely manner. A passport is your official form of identification for traveling internationally, and it is important to ensure that your