Employee vs. Employer Contributions
401(k) plans often have two key funding sources: employee deferrals and employer contributions. When dividing this plan, your QDRO needs to distinguish between the two. Employee contributions are always 100% vested—they belong fully to the participant. However, employer matching contributions may be subject to a vesting schedule.
If the participant has not worked long enough at Forbes todd automotive ii, LLC dba audi dallas to become fully vested, some employer contributions might be forfeited after the divorce. Those unvested portions cannot be awarded to an ex-spouse through a QDRO.

