Topol v. Polokoff

Topol v. Polokoff: After wife files for divorce, the husband changes his designated IRA beneficiary from her to his daughters.

By Diana Shepherd, CDFA®Updated: May 05, 2020

Topol v. Polokoff: After wife files for divorce, the husband changes his designated IRA beneficiary from her to his daughters.

By Laura Morgan, Family Law Consultant

Trial court’s interlocutory order in the dissolution of marriage action, which required the husband to redesignate wife as the beneficiary of an individual retirement account (IRA), did not survive the abatement of the dissolution action upon husband’s death; the order was temporary in nature and intended only to preserve the status quo pending a final decree.

Topol v. Polokoff

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Published on: July 09, 2012

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Diana Shepherd, CDFA®

Diana Shepherd has over 30 years of experience as a marketing, branding, SEO, copywriting, editing, and publishing expert. As Content Director for Family Lawyer Magazine, Divorce Magazine, and Divorce Marketing Group, she oversees all corporate content development and frequently creates SEO-friendly videos, podcasts, and copy for family law and financial firms. The Co-Founder of Divorce Magazine and Divorce Marketing Group, Diana is an award-winning editor, published author, and a nationally recognized expert on divorce, remarriage, finance, and stepfamily issues. She has written hundreds of articles geared towards both family law professionals and divorcing people, and she has both performed and taught on-page SEO for 20+ years. Diana spent eight years as the Marketing Director for the Institute for Divorce Financial Analysts® (IDFA®), and she has been a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst® since 2006. While at IDFA, she wrote, designed, and published The IDFA Marketing Guide, and she also created seminars for CDFA professionals to present to family lawyers (approved for CLE), as well as to separated and divorcing individuals. She has represented both DMG and IDFA at industry conferences and events across North America, and she has given marketing as well as divorce financial seminars at many of those conferences.

Topol v. Polokoff

Topol v. Polokoff: After wife files for divorce, the husband changes his designated IRA beneficiary from her to his daughters.

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