RIVERS  v. CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 21332 (5th Cir., September 7, 1999)

RIVERS  v. CENTRAL AND SOUTH WEST CORPORATION, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 21332 (5th Cir. September 7, 1999)-After her ex-husband’s death, a former wife sought a portion of the pension benefits which were being paid to his second wife. This court affirmed the district court’s summary judgment against her. Plaintiff failed to obtain a QDRO prior to her former husband’s retirement date, and benefits irrevocably vest in the plan participant’s current spouse on the date of the participant’s retirement.

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