Employee vs. Employer Contributions
401(k) accounts often include both employee deferrals and employer matching or profit-sharing contributions. In dividing the Collective Manufacturing Group, LLC 401(k) Plan, your QDRO can specify whether to include:
- Only employee contributions
- Employee and vested employer contributions
- Vested and unvested employer contributions (with provisions for forfeitures)
Keep in mind that if employer contributions are not fully vested at the date of divorce, the alternate payee may not receive the entire employer-funded portion in the future—this must be addressed up front.

