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Gray Jay offers flat fee preparation of QDROs and DROs, and we also offer hourly consulting services to ensure that people are educated about their options for retirement accounts, and their agreements contain the necessary language for the proper division of a retirement account.

Hourly Consulting:

For hourly consulting our rate is $500 per hour.  We can come to your location or meet in our office (or via telephone or Zoom video meeting).  It usually takes 1-2 hours for a full education/consulting session on the options available with your specific retirement plans. 

To hire us for consulting you can call  508.293.4011 or schedule online.

To request a QDRO or DRO preparation follow the 3 Simple Steps outlined on our QDROs page.

Flat Fee Options for QDRO & DRO Preparation:

Basic Service

$750
Draft one QDRO (or DRO, COAP, RCBO, etc.)
Answer any questions about the QDRO terms
Submit the QDRO for pre-approval (when available)
Provide Revisions if requested by Plan Administrator

Premium Service

$1000
Draft one QDRO (or DRO, COAP, RCBO, etc.)
Answer any questions about the QDRO terms
Submit the QDRO for pre-approval (when available)
Provide Revisions if requested by Plan Administrator
Provide Court form Motion for Approval
Advise and Assist with review, signing, submission to court and submission of final order to Plan Administrator
Follow up with Plan Administrator on status of submission (when necessary)
$750 for each additional QDRO or DRO

Additional Services

starting at
$250
Calculation for Offsetting funds from Multiple Accounts - $250
Retirement Division Consulting - 15 minute free consult - after that $500 per hour

Basic Service Option – Cost: $750.00 per QDRO – Preparation of QDRO and obtaining pre-approval if necessary. Includes preparation of the QDRO and submission to plan administrator for pre-approval.  Does not include any additional documents or assistance. If you choose this option, you will be responsible for: drafting and submitting any necessary court paperwrok, and submitting the final document to the plan administrator. This option is best if you are working with local attorneys who will walk you through these steps.

Premium Service Option – Cost $1,000.00 per QDRO ($750 for each additional QDRO) – Full Service: Preparation of QDRO, Joint Motion to Approve QDRO and submission to plan administrator for pre-approval. Once the QDRO is pre-approved our office will assist with obtaining everyone’s signatures, assist you with submitting the documents to the court for the Judge’s signature and then submit the document to the plan administrator for implementation. This option is best if you want us to help walk you through the process start to finish.

Additional Services – Often you can reduce the number of QDROs by performing offset calculations.  If you would like our assistance with these calculations that service is an extra $250. 

Sometimes clients would like our assistance deciding on the best options for dividing their retirement accounts when they are still in negotiation, or just want to understand the options they have better, especially when dividing pensions.  We can assist with these meetings at a rate of $500 per hour.  These meetings typically take 1-2 hours for a full understanding of your options.