<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Divorce Collaborative &#187; retirement plans</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/tag/retirement-plans/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com</link>
	<description>Call (877) 842-1199</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:05:23 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>You Snooze &#8211; You Lose!</title>
		<link>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/snooze-lose/</link>
		<comments>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/snooze-lose/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family and Divorce Financials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post-divorce issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement plans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/?p=577</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After your divorce, it is important to change your beneficiary information on your accounts and policies to reflect your then-current intentions, so long as you are not violating any parts of your Divorce Agreement by doing so. There is a good post about this issue by Boston Attorney Lisa Cukier, as a guest blogger on the Massachusetts Divorce Law Monitor blog.  Click here to go to the post. As pointed out in the post, language in your Divorce Agreement concerning your ex-spouse&#8217;s waiver alone will likely be ineffective, so don&#8217;t forget to update your beneficiary designations on your accounts and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/snooze-lose/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Retirement Plans &#8211; Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution</title>
		<link>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/retirement-plans-101/</link>
		<comments>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/retirement-plans-101/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen McDonough</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family and Divorce Financials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Division]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retirement plans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/?p=316</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An important part of a divorce case is identifying and dividing up a couple&#8217;s marital property.  Within the marital estate, retirement plans frequently are one of the most valuable asset classes.   A qualified retirement plan is one that satisfies numerous requirements set forth by the IRS and ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of  1974.  Qualified plans take advantage of a number of tax benefits.  The two main categories of qualified plans are the defined contribution plan and the defined benefit plan. A defined benefit plan is what we consider the typical company pension plan, although these [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.divorcecollaborative.com/divorce/retirement-plans-101/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

