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Hired an attorney for $3,000, but had me sign a paer that he quickly went over stating fees such as $350 an hour. He said the $3,000 was up to court.

Renea Overstreet
Answered by attorney Renea Overstreet
Divorce lawyer at Overstreet Law Firm
You should call the attorney or go by and request a copy of the document you signed. When did you hire the attorney? Do you have a court date set? Has the attorney or his staff been in touch with you?
You should call the attorney or go by and request a copy of the document you signed. When did you hire the attorney? Do you have a court date set? Has the attorney or his staff been in touch with you?
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WHAT CAN I DO TO GET MY EX HUSBANDS TOTAL VESTED RETIREMENT AMOUNT

Zoe Ann Meigs
Answered by attorney Zoe Ann Meigs (Unclaimed Profile)
Divorce lawyer at The Law Office of Zoe Meigs, P.C.
Handling a QDRO without an attorney is a risky business, but I do understand your frustration. You may want to hire an attorney to complete the QDRO and the processing of it through the court and then the retirement plan. My initial question is why do you need his most recent statment?  You may use a percentage in the QDRO if that is what it states in your decree.  You do not need to state the current value of the account in most QDROs.  The company will know the value of the account as of the date of divorce, which is when most divorce decrees and QDROs include as the valuation date for dividing the QDRO. Assuming you have a form for the QDRO and have it completed, then you need to file a Motion with the court to enter a post-divorce order to divide the retirment.  You will need to have your ex-husband served with the Motion and proposed QDRO.  Altenatively, if he will cooperate, you may present him with a Waiver of Service for the Motion and have him sign that.   His lawyer will need to sign the QDRO before you present it to the court to sign.  
Handling a QDRO without an attorney is a risky business, but I do understand your frustration. You may want to hire an attorney to complete the QDRO and the processing of it through the court and then the retirement plan. My initial question is why do you need his most recent statment?  You may use a percentage in the QDRO if that is what it states in your decree.  You do not need to state the current value of the account in most QDROs.  The company will know the value of the account as of the date of divorce, which is when most divorce decrees and QDROs include as the valuation date for dividing the QDRO. Assuming you have a form for the QDRO and have it completed, then you need to file a Motion with the court to enter a post-divorce order to divide the retirment.  You will need to have your ex-husband served with the Motion and proposed QDRO.  Altenatively, if he will cooperate, you may present him with a Waiver of Service for the Motion and have him sign that.   His lawyer will need to sign the QDRO before you present it to the court to sign.  
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Is my spouse entitle to any of the retirement plan?

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Answered by attorney John George Galasso (Unclaimed Profile)
Divorce lawyer at Law Office of John G. Galasso
In Ohio, we are an equitable distribution state; Your spouse is entitled to one-half of your retirement earned during the course of the marriage; In order to determine what that amount would be, you would have the get what is called a Qualified Domestic Order (QDR) done; Sometimes the retirement plan will provide the necessary documents and compute the value for a fixed fee, otherwise you either have to have a lawyer do it or find a company that specializes in them
In Ohio, we are an equitable distribution state; Your spouse is entitled to one-half of your retirement earned during the course of the marriage; In order to determine what that amount would be, you would have the get what is called a Qualified Domestic Order (QDR) done; Sometimes the retirement plan will provide the necessary documents and compute the value for a fixed fee, otherwise you either have to have a lawyer do it or find a company that specializes in them
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