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"" Purpose of This Guide
"" The Railroad Retirement Act
"" Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
"" Funding of Railroad Retirement Annuities
"" Railroad Retirement Annuity Components
"" Statement or Estimate of Railroad Retirement Benefits
"" Summary of RRB Requirements for a Partition Order
"" Railroad Retirement Disability Annuities are Subject to Division
"" RRB Action on Receipt of Decree or Court Order
"" Termination of Partition
"" Effect of Ambiguity and Other Provisions
"" Name and Address Changes
"" Legal Process for Enforcement of Support Obligations (Garnishment)
"" Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
"" Appendix B: Sample Award Language
Appendix C: Sample Court Order
"" Appendix D: Form G-177C (08-07) Divorced Spouse Annuity Requirements
"" Appendix E: Agreement of Spouse or Former Spouse
"" Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form
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Partition of Railroad Retirement Annuities (03-11)
Appendix C - Sample Court Order
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[CASE CAPTION]

ORDER DIVIDING RAILROAD RETIREMENT BENEFITS

1. The purpose of this order is to divide [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] non-tier I benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act as part of a final distribution of property between the parties. The parties in this action were divorced by order of this court entered [DATE].

2. The court finds in accord with the law of this state that [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] non-tier I benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act are marital/community property between the parties and may be allocated by order of this court. The Railroad Retirement Act prohibits any allocation of [EMPLOYEE'S NAME] tier I benefits. The Railroad Retirement Board administers the Railroad Retirement Act.

3a. The name and address of the employee are:

3b. The name and address of the spouse/former spouse are:

4. It is therefore ordered that:

[Insert award paragraph; see sample language in Appendix B.]

5. A court-certified copy of this order shall be served upon

Deputy General Counsel
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2092

6. So Ordered this ________ of __________________, 20_______.

 

 

___________________________________
Judge

Attorney for employee
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF LAW FIRM]

Attorney for spouse
[NAME AND ADDRESS OF LAW FIRM]


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Date posted: 05/25/2011
Date updated: 05/23/2011