Employee and Employer Contributions
Most 401(k) plans feature both employee deferrals and employer contributions. In QDRO drafting for the Rocket Logistics 401(k) Plan, it’s not enough to just award a percentage of the account balance. You need to consider:
- Should the division apply only to employee contributions, or to employer matches as well?
- What’s the cutoff date for the marital share—date of separation, divorce, or plan division?
The answers determine how future growth or losses are applied, and whether the alternate payee receives only vested amounts or a portion of non-vested contributions as well.

