The Texas Supreme Court on June 17 issued the final version of pro se divorce forms, with revisions that address a major concern that family lawyers raised about how the forms divide retirement benefits.
The draft forms awarded retirement to the spouse who earned it. But the final forms require each spouse to disclose the values of his or her retirement accounts and give instructions on dividing them. The forms recommend that litigants who divide retirement accounts hire a lawyer, noting they’ll need a separate qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) to do so and that it’s not included with the divorce forms.
