§ 2071 Employee Benefit Plan Notice

Family Code·California

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This law says that if you're getting divorced and splitting up property, you have to tell the employee benefit plan about any deals involving their benefits before the court hears about it.

Key Takeaways

•If you're dividing benefits in a divorce, you must tell the benefit plan first.
•The plan can agree to your deal or decide to fight it.
•This has to happen before the court hearing about the settlement.

Example

A couple is getting divorced and wants to split the husband's pension plan as part of their settlement.

Before the court hearing, they must tell the pension plan about their proposed split. The plan can either agree to it or say they will fight it in court.

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§ 2071 Employee Benefit Plan Notice

Either party or their representatives may notify the employee benefit plan of any proposed property settlement as it concerns the plan before any hearing at which the proposed property settlement will be a matter before the court. If so notified, the plan may stipulate to the proposed settlement or advise the representative that it will contest the proposed settlement. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1269, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

Key Terms

proposed property settlement employee benefit plan stipulate contest

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 2071.

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