Order drafting for New York matrimonial attorneys
by New York matrimonial attorneys.
DROs and QDROs for NYPD, FDNY, NYSLRS, TRS, ERISA, federal, and military plans. Flat fee, confirmed before work begins.
PLAN: New York State & Local Retirement System
… allocable share of the Variable Supplements Fund1 …
… including any Additional Service Fund excess2 …
… Alternate Payee elects pre‑retirement survivor option3 …
… contingent upon disability reclassification4 of Member …
Two line items. No surprises.
Every fee is quoted and confirmed before work begins — that's the promise attorneys tell us they're comparing us on.
One order, fully drafted for NYPD, FDNY, NYSLRS, TRS, ERISA, federal, or military plans, and routed for plan pre-approval where available.
Flat per orderA one-page memo on the Agreement's pension provisions before your client signs. Its own service, its own line item — not credited toward a later order.
Flat, standaloneBefore Work Begins
Every quote is fixed in writing before we touch the file — not an estimate that moves once we're in it.
Catch it in the Agreement, not after the judgment.
Before your client signs, we review the pension provisions of the settlement agreement — the clauses that turn into drafting problems six months later.
- VSFVariable Supplements Fund — confirm it's addressed, not silently omitted.
- ASF excessAdditional Service Fund excess allocation, named and quantified.
- Survivor electionPre- vs. post-retirement option specified, not left ambiguous.
- Disability classificationHow the order treats the member's current retirement classification.
- Reclassification contingencyWhat happens to the order if that classification changes.
$350 flat
Send the draft Agreement. We return a one-page memo flagging every pension provision that needs to be tightened before signature.
- Standalone service — no order required
- No discount or credit against a later QDRO
- Often the first thing a new referring attorney sends us
Six plan families. One flat fee.
Get the NYPD, FDNY & TRS Pension Drafting Reference Cards
The clause-by-clause fields we check on every order for these three plans — worth keeping next to the file.
Three steps, start to filing.
Send the judgment or Agreement
Whatever you have — final or draft — is enough to start.
Fee confirmed same day
You get the flat fee in writing before drafting begins.
Drafted, pre-approved, returned
Pre-approved with the plan where available, then sent back for filing.
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