Court lacks authority to order change in pension plan 
Published: May 16, 2011
Tags: ERISA, pension plan, Supreme Court
While a district court can order a plan administrator to enforce the terms of a pension plan under ERISA, it does not have the authority to order that the terms of the plan be reformed, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
The biggest family law stories of 2009
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 23, 2009
Tags: ADR, Defense of Marriage Act, divorce, ERISA, pension plan, proposition 8, same-sex marriage, social networking, valuation, virtual visitation
Throughout the past year, Lawyers USA has covered the biggest family law stories, from the impact of technology to the economy’s effect on divorce.
Here is a look at the top news in family law from 2009.
Former spouse not entitled to survivor’s benefits
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: April 3, 2009
Tags: ERISA, pension plan, QDRO
A woman was not entitled a share of survivor’s benefits from her ex-husband’s pension plan under a court order entered nearly 20 years after the couple’s divorce, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing judgment.
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