Employee vs. Employer Contributions
This plan likely includes both employee salary deferral contributions and employer matching or profit sharing contributions. A good QDRO specifies whether the award applies to:
- Just employee contributions
- Employee + employer contributions
- Only vested portions of employer contributions
Unvested employer contributions may be subject to a vesting schedule. If you want to protect your share, the QDRO should clarify whether those unvested amounts are included and what happens if they vest later.

