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"" 101 Purpose of this Guide
"" 102 The Railroad Retirement Act
"" 103 Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
"" 104 Funding of Railroad Retirement Annuities
"" 105 Railroad Retirement Annuity Components
"" 106 Statement or Estimate of Railroad Retirement Benefits
"" 107 Summary of RRB Requirements for Partition Order
"" 108 Railroad Retirement Disability Annuities are Subject to Division
"" 109 RRB Action on Receipt of Decree or Court Order
"" 110 Garnishment for Support Enforcement
"" A: Frequently Asked Questions
"" B: Sample Award Language
C: Sample Court Order
"" D: Form G-177C (08-07) Divorced Spouse Annuity Requirements
"" E: Spouse/Former Spouse Agreement Form
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Attorney's Guide to the
Partition of Railroad Retirement Annuities
Appendix C - Sample Court Order
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[CASE CAPTION]

ORDER DIVIDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. The purpose of this order is to divide [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] non-tier I benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act as part of a final distribution of property between the parties. The parties in this action were divorced by order of this court entered [DATE].

2. The court finds in accord with the law of this state that [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] non-tier I benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are marital/community property between the parties and may be allocated by order of this court. The Railroad Retirement Act prohibits any allocation of [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] tier I benefits. The Railroad Retirement Board administers the Railroad Retirement Act.

3a. The name and address of the employee are:

3b. The name and address of the spouse/former spouse are:

4. It is therefore ordered that:

[Insert award paragraph; see sample language in Appendix B.]

5. A court-certified copy of this order shall be served upon

Deputy General Counsel
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2092

6. So Ordered this ________ of __________________, 20_______.

 

 

___________________________________
Judge

Attorney for employee
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF LAW FIRM]

Attorney for spouse
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF LAW FIRM]


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Date posted: 12/28/2007
Date updated: 12/28/2007