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By Heidi Buck Morrison<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the assets that must be dealt with in divorce is the parties\u2019 retirement accounts such as pensions, 401Ks and IRAs. Upon divorce, retirement benefits must be valued and divided. <\/span><\/p>\n

With respect to valuing a retirement account, there are two valuation methods used by courts. First, the “Time Rule” is a valuation method that determines the community interest in a retirement by computing a ratio of the time of marriage, to the total years of service during which the pension or retirement was earned. Maslen v. Maslen<\/i>, 822 P.2d 982 (Idaho 1991). Under this valuation method, the calculation must be determined by calculating the amount of benefits that would be due if the spouse were eligible for retirement then. Id.<\/i>, at 982.<\/p>\n

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By Heidi Buck Morrison One of the assets that must be dealt with in divorce is the parties\u2019 retirement accounts such as pensions, 401Ks and IRAs. Upon divorce, retirement benefits must be valued and divided. With respect to valuing a retirement account, there are two valuation methods used by courts. First, the “Time Rule” is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family"],"yoast_head":"\nWhat happens to retirement benefits in divorce?|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Upon divorce, retirement benefits must be valued and divided. 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