- A. The board shall determine whether a domestic relations order is a qualified domestic relations order within a reasonable time after it is received and shall have the right to require such evidence as they may reasonably need to make the determination.
- B. The board shall notify the participant and the alternate payee of its determination within a reasonable period of time after the determination is made.
- C. The board’s decision shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons for the decision, expressed in a manner calculated to be understood by the participant and the alternate payee.
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), amended by the Firefighters’ Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity, LR 52:223 (February 2026).