Tampa, FL asked in Divorce for Florida

Q: I divorced my husband of over thirty years,he worked for an utility for thirty nine years, and Kentucky is a no fault st

The judge ordered that I receive half of the monthly pension that we received after he retired, he sent these orders to the company that distributes the pension,I recently received a news letter from them saying that there is ten million in the pension alone. Is it possible to get a lump sum or do I have to stay with the monthly allotment

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A: You need to address this question directly to the manager of the pension. The courts cannot alter the rules of the pension so this is not a legal issue.

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