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If you were awarded a portion of your ex-husband’s pension benefits when you divorced (as part of the property settlement or separation agreement), you should first check with the attorney who handled your divorce to see if a QDRO was drafted for you at that time. If the answer is yes, you should then contact the pension plan administrator to inquire about the qualified status of the QDRO. In other words, you should see if the plan administrator accepted the QDRO. If no QDRO was ever drafted for you, or if the plan administrator rejected your attorney’s draft of the QDRO, then you now have a new first priority. Get the QDRO drafted and approved right away. Failure to do so could result in your forfeiture of any pension benefits that were awarded to you in your judgment entry of divorce or separation agreement.