South Dakota Codified Laws 3-12C-217. Domestic relations orders–Determination as to whether qualified–Restrictions on provisions
For purposes of § 3-12C-216, the system shall determine if a domestic relations order is a qualified domestic relations order. Upon receipt of a domestic relations order, the system shall promptly issue a written notice of receipt to the member and any alternate payee. Within a reasonable period of time, the system shall issue a determination indicating if the domestic relations order qualifies as a plan-approved domestic relations order in accordance with § 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code.
No order may require the payment of benefits to an alternate payee before the retirement of a member or the withdrawal of a member’s accumulated contributions for a distribution to an alternate payee. In addition, no order may require the payment of monthly benefits to an alternate payee after the death of the member.
Terms Used In South Dakota Codified Laws 3-12C-217
- written: include typewriting and typewritten, printing and printed, except in the case of signatures, and where the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See South Dakota Codified Laws 2-14-2
No order approved after July 1, 2018, may require the payment of benefits to the alternate payee’s estate after the death of the alternate payee. The amount paid in monthly benefits to the alternate payee shall be paid to the member after the death of the alternate payee.
Source: SL 2018, ch 33, § 11; SDCL § 3-12-115.1; SL 2019, ch 22, § 1.