1. Employee vs. Employer Contributions
The National Telecommuting Institute, Inc.. Retirement Plan likely features both employee contributions (amounts the participant elected to defer) and employer contributions (such as matching). QDROs can be structured to divide only certain components, but most divorcing couples opt to split the total vested balance accrued during the marriage.
Important: Unless otherwise agreed or ordered, QDROs typically do not award unvested employer contributions to the non-employee spouse. Unvested contributions are benefits the employee hasn’t fully earned yet based on the plan’s vesting schedule.

