Dividing Employee and Employer Contributions
In most 401(k) plans, both the participant (the employee) and the employer contribute to the account. In dividing the Overview Business Holdings, LLC 401(k) Plan, the QDRO must address:
- Which contributions are subject to division (just employee? or both employee and employer?)
- The cutoff date for marital accumulation (often the date of separation or divorce filing)
- How gains and losses should be calculated from that cutoff date to the actual distribution
Be sure to understand whether employer contributions are fully vested. If they’re not, the non-employee spouse may receive a smaller portion of the account than anticipated.

