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QDRO Process From Start to Finish

Credits Available
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Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
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1 hours 26 minutes
Carolyn Grimes
With Carolyn M. Grimes from Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Recorded May 12, 2026.
Product ID 101919

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Overview

Guard Your Client's Future Security

Nasty surprises. Nobody likes them - especially not at retirement time. Make sure that your clients are thinking about the future when obtaining a divorce today. Get the updated knowledge you need to make sure your clients' retirement security is protected - register today!

  • Develop a system for efficiently drafting and implementing QDROs.
  • Learn how to spot and manage issues that are often overlooked.
  • Avoid common malpractice traps.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. What Is a QDRO and What Are They Used For?
  2. Important Discovery Considerations
  3. Plan Identification, Allocation of Benefits, and More
  4. Drafting Fundamentals for QDROs, Agreements, or Court Orders
  5. Pre-Review and Pre-Approval
  6. Execution, Filing, and Service

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Product ID 101919

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
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Agenda

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  1. QDRO Process From Start to Finish

    1. What Is a QDRO and What Are They Used For?
    2. Important Discovery Considerations
    3. Plan Identification, Allocation of Benefits, and More
    4. Drafting Fundamentals for QDROs, Agreements, or Court Orders
    5. Pre-Review and Pre-Approval
    6. Execution, Filing, and Service

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for attorneys. Accountants, financial planners, and paralegals may also gain valuable insight.

Speakers

Carolyn M Grimes
Carolyn M.
Grimes
Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Speaker bio
Carolyn M Grimes

Carolyn M. Grimes

Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC
Carolyn Grimes

is a partner in the law firm of Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner PLLC, where she practices in the areas of domestic relations law, family law, child custody, premarital agreements, divorce, post-divorce, retirement issues and qualified domestic relations orders. She has lectured for the Virginia State Bar, Alexandria Bar Association, Loudoun County Bar Association and other groups on many topics, including QDRO's, retirement issues, custody, updates to the law, and health-care coverage issues in domestic relations. Ms. Grimes earned her B.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University, her J.D. degree from Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University and her graduate law certificate in employee benefits' law from Georgetown University School of Law. Ms. Grimes is a member of the Alexandria, Fairfax (Family Law Committee) and American bar associations; Virginia State Bar (Bar Council) and the Northern Virginia Women Attorneys Association. 

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