Division of Employee and Employer Contributions
The QDRO must specify whether both employee and employer contributions are to be divided. Many spouses assume the entire account balance is subject to division, but employer contributions may be subject to a vesting schedule.
Example: If the employee spouse is only 60% vested in their employer contributions and those funds are being divided in divorce, any unvested portion may revert to the plan if the employee leaves prior to full vesting. This impacts what the alternate payee (the non-employee spouse) can receive.

