# Pension payout

**URL:** <https://forum.rosen.com/t/pension-payout/7981>\
**Category:** Divorce and Separation Answers\
**Created:** [April 17, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/pension-payout/7981 "2009-04-17T00:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![stuartmanracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stuartmanracing](https://forum.rosen.com/u/stuartmanracing)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/pension-payout/7981/1 "2009-04-17T00:17:21Z")

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Can I be forced to payout my wife’s share of my pension up front or will it be disbursed under the terms of a QDRO when I retire and start to draw?

Thanks…

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**Author:** ![Erin\_Clarey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Erin\_Clarey](https://forum.rosen.com/u/Erin_Clarey)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.rosen.com/t/pension-payout/7981/2 "2009-04-17T15:59:05Z")

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More often than not pensions are divided using a QDRO rather than assigning a cash value for a present day payout. A QDRO can be drafted which allows your wife to begin receiving her share of the payments directly from the plan at retirement age.