- A. Many factors should be taken into account by the drafters of a DRO to determine which benefits to assign to an alternate payee and how these benefits are to be assigned. Because of the complexity and variety of circumstances that should be considered and the need to individually tailor the assignment of benefits under a DRO, the board may propose specific sample language for inclusion in a DRO. The participant, alternate payee, and their respective attorneys, are directed to collaborate jointly to draft a DRO that satisfies their individual needs. If requested, the board will review any proposed order submitted to the fund prior to its submission to the appropriate court for execution and entry, with the intent of determining the proposed order’s qualified status. The board is required by law to honor and enforce the terms of any QDRO which meets the conditions specified in these rules, applicable statutes and the courts' interpretations thereof.
Authority Note
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 11:3363.
Historical Note
HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Board of Trustees of the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans, LR 5216:501 (June 1990), amended by the Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity, LR 5223:1305 (October 1997), LR 5230:1685 (August 2004), amended by the Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity, LR 52:223 (February 2026).