May 2026 Practice Management: Avoiding QDRO Malpractice

Includes a Live Web Event on 05/05/2026 at 1:00 PM (EDT)

May 5, 2026, 1PM EST

The webinar is designed to provide CDFAs with ideas and pointers in how to address certain QDRO issues without incurring a liability. A slight change in verbiage means tens of thousands of dollars difference whether the language of the settlement agreement is at issue or the QDRO itself. The webinar is based on 34 years of being retained in legal malpractice as it relates to QDROs and settlement agreements. Even when one attorney retains another to prepare a QDRO, when an erroneous distribution is made, finger pointing begins. You can resolve these issues, or avoid these issues, with some very simple rules.

Tim Voit

Certified QDRO Specialist, Certified QDRO Analyst

Tim Voit is the author of Retirement Benefits & QDROs in Divorce (published by CCH), as well as Federal Retirement Plans in Divorce—Strategies & Issues. He has prepared QDROs and valued pensions for nearly 30 years and taught at the International College courses specific to the preparation of QDROs. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and has has been qualified as an expert witness in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Voit has been retained in legal malpractice cases by the insurance carrier to reverse QDRO transfers and/or compute damages and is often called upon to lecture on liability issues. He has been interviewed and quoted in Forbes, BusinessWeek, NewsWeek, and Rueters. Mr. Voit has developed online courses for CCH, IOMA, and the International College, specifically the Introduction to QDROs in Divorce and Effectively Drafting QDROs in Divorce.