Dividing Employee and Employer Contributions
Divorcing individuals often assume that splitting the balance down the middle is automatic. However, the Faith Christian School and Pre 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust might include:
- Employee elective deferrals (fully vested)
- Employer matching or profit-sharing contributions (subject to a vesting schedule)
While you’re entitled to a share of what was accrued during the marriage, only the vested portion of employer contributions is actually payable to the alternate payee (you or your ex-spouse). A well-prepared QDRO must carefully outline this distinction — and avoid accidentally assigning unvested amounts that could later be forfeited.

