Employee and Employer Contributions
Divorcing individuals often assume the balance shown in the Yohe Plumbing 401(k) Plan is fully divisible—but that’s not always the case. While employee contributions are always yours and typically considered marital property, employer contributions may be tied to a vesting schedule.
For example, if your spouse just started working at Yohe plumbing, Inc. and the employer matches are subject to a six-year graded vesting schedule, those funds may not yet belong to them—in which case they can’t be divided.

