ibjammin77
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? GA
My wife recently informed me that she is moving out (to another state) and put in for a job transfer. She consulted a lawyer about a divorce...this was a surprise to me. She wants a non-contested divorce...we have 3 kids, a home, and she left me with all of it along with the financial responsibility to do it all myself...which I'm capable of doing. I've decided to go ahead with a non-contested divorce and to do it ourselves with the proper legal paperwork. She wants $30k from my 401k so she can pay off her debts and get a new start on life. She is forgoing taking half my 401k...whew! My plan will not allow me to take out a loan for that much money since I have an outstanding loan with the 401k...I can only take out $3k. A hardship withdrawal is out of the question since divorce isn't one of the prerequisites to allow it.
Can a QDRO be done in a non-contested (do-it-yourself) divorce?
Or even better, should she be due any money at all since she decided to leave on her own and I have the children and the home? I'd love to just get divorce her and let her fend for herself and let her pay her own debt off for walking out on us. We live in GA.
Or should I forget the non-contested divorce and just get an attorney and fight her on this? I non-contested divorce in GA can be a done deal in 31 days, while a contested divorce could drag on, of course. I'd prefer to get it over and done with.
Anyway...does anyone know the answer to this? tnx!
JCWhat is the name of your state?
My wife recently informed me that she is moving out (to another state) and put in for a job transfer. She consulted a lawyer about a divorce...this was a surprise to me. She wants a non-contested divorce...we have 3 kids, a home, and she left me with all of it along with the financial responsibility to do it all myself...which I'm capable of doing. I've decided to go ahead with a non-contested divorce and to do it ourselves with the proper legal paperwork. She wants $30k from my 401k so she can pay off her debts and get a new start on life. She is forgoing taking half my 401k...whew! My plan will not allow me to take out a loan for that much money since I have an outstanding loan with the 401k...I can only take out $3k. A hardship withdrawal is out of the question since divorce isn't one of the prerequisites to allow it.
Can a QDRO be done in a non-contested (do-it-yourself) divorce?
Or even better, should she be due any money at all since she decided to leave on her own and I have the children and the home? I'd love to just get divorce her and let her fend for herself and let her pay her own debt off for walking out on us. We live in GA.
Or should I forget the non-contested divorce and just get an attorney and fight her on this? I non-contested divorce in GA can be a done deal in 31 days, while a contested divorce could drag on, of course. I'd prefer to get it over and done with.
Anyway...does anyone know the answer to this? tnx!
JCWhat is the name of your state?