January ADFP Meeting | Divorce - Off the Beaten Path

ADFP GNYM Chapter Meeting January 27th, 2020

Please join us at the next breakfast meeting hosted by

Chapter Director - Stacy Francis CFP®, CDFA™, CES™

“Divorce – Off the Beaten Path”

Speaker: Steven Abel

When do you consider obtaining a QDRO? For example, take a look at this couple!

They are uncoupling under one roof and living together in the same house. There is no child support and no maintenance, instead, they share the children’s expenses. They paid for college themselves, they don’t feel that there should be a college commitment to pay in place. However, he’s retired and she’s still working. Does she get a QDRO? Yes, no, or maybe?

In Steven’s presentation, you will learn more about QRDO’s, when they’ve gone wrong, and other considerations of a QDRO such as:

• If living apart is optional
• If monthly child support or maintenance is optional
• If college contributions are optional
• When QDROs are needed
• When QDROs are not needed
• When QDROs are very inappropriate

About the Speaker

Steven Abel is a divorce mediator and family law attorney with more than 40 years of experience. He has drafted hundreds of QDROs for his clients and other mediators and attorneys. Steve is fluent in the arcane language used in the QDRO world and will help you understand the nuances you need to know. He is available as a consultant to mediators to help arrive at the appropriate terms of agreement. He will review the various options with you as well. He is a past President of the New York State Council on Divorce Mediation, the Academy of Professional Family Mediators, and the New York State Chapter of AFCC. He was recently honored by the NYSCDM, which named its annual award for service as the Abel Award. Steve served on the Board of Directors of the Center for Safety & Change (formerly Rockland Family Shelter) for more than 36 years.