Does anyone have guidance on this? My ex and I were married in Massachusetts and I had a 403b plan through my employer (with TIAA). We eventually moved to Canada (I’m Canadian, she’s a dual citizen). In our divorce agreement, we specified splitting all accounts including the 403b account but have encountered real roadblocks getting this account split into 2. Namely, we hired a Massachusetts divorce attorney to try to get our divorce recognized with a US court and get the QDRO for account splitting but the court wouldn’t sign since neither of us resides in the US. TIAA says that nothing can be split because of this. How can we possibly resolve this? We’re at a loss since the account is substantial and we don’t want to trigger a taxable event when splitting. It’s frustrating since this seems like a matter that should be simple to resolve. Does anyone have advice on how we can get our divorce (from a Quebec Canada court) recognized in the US for this purpose. Again, neither my ex nor I are US residents (though my ex has US citizenship). Any feedback/tips would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
