QRDO Model Order and Guidelines Posted for SC Retirement Systems

The South Carolina Retirement Systems has posted an updated Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)  Model Order and Guidelines on its website. The Model Order and Guidelines address all information that is required by statute and provides guidance on various methods of calculating the division of state retirement benefits from the defined benefit plans (not 401(k) or 457 plans). Although it is not required that a QDRO be prepared identically to the Model Order and Guidelines, conformance will make the approval process quicker and easier and will provide accuracy for future implementation of the QDRO.