OKLAHOMA FAMILY LAW JOURNAL March, 2010
Table of Contents __________________ Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law .................................... P. 1 2010 Case Summaries .................................. P. 25 Section Leadership ................................... P. 45 I want to write an article.................. P. 47 I want to buy the FLS Practice Manual................................ P. 29
We’re Back! This is the first issue of the new Oklahoma Family Law Journal, published online at the Family Law Section page of the Oklahoma Bar Association website. Look for issues published quarterly in March, June, September and December. Check out page 47 for more information about submissions. Virginia Henson, publications chair.
Recent Developments in Oklahoma Law By Robert G. Spector, Glenn R. Watson Chair and Centennial Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma School of Law
FEDERAL LAW ERISA; WAIVER OF PENSION IN DIVORCE DECREE; PLAN DOCUMENT RULE
When are the meetings? ....................................P. 48
Kennedy v. E. I. Dupont, 129 S.Ct. 865 (2009).
I want to make a suggestion or ask a question ....................................P. 46
The Supreme Court granted certiorari in this case, ostensibly to determine whether a Qualified Domestic Relations Order was the only method by which a designated alternate payee could waive their right to receive pension benefits. During oral argument it became clear that the issue was not ERISA’s anti-alienation clause but rather whether the plan documents were followed.
Chair’s Column.........P. 47
The decedent, William Kennedy, worked for E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company and was a participant in its savings and investment plan (SIP), with power both to "designate any beneficiary or beneficiaries ... to receive all or part" of the funds upon his death, and to "replace or revoke such designation.”. The plan require "[a]ll authorizations, desig-