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DRO

A public employee’s retirement benefit constitutes marital property that must be taken into account when property is divided in a marital dissolution in Colorado. Colorado law permits a Domestic Relations Order (DRO) to be used to divide a retirement benefit of a member of a pension plan administered by FPPA, if both parties to the dissolution can agree to a DRO. Any DRO must comply with all of Colorado’s requirements for a DRO and must comply with all of the requirements of FPPA.

Divorce is a complicated procedure and each party in a divorce should consult with their own attorney.

Once you have completed the DRO, please mail the agreement to:

FPPA
Fire & Pension Association of Colorado
Att: DRO Application
7979 East Tufts Avenue
Suite 900
Denver, CO 80237

DRO Form for All FPPA Plans:

Alternate Payee Confidential Contact Form

DRO Forms for FPPA Members in the Following Plans:

Domestic Relations Orders for Statewide Retirement Plan Members 
Domestic Relations Order for Statewide Money Purchase Plan Members 
Members currently receiving a Statewide Death & Disability Plan Benefit 

DRO Agreement & Order for Statewide Death & Disability Plan members

Agreement Division of Pension BenefitsOrder for the Division of Pension Benefits

 

Domestic Relations Order for Colorado Springs New Hire Pension Plan Members 
Local Defined Benefit Plan 
Statewide Death and Disability Plan Brochure

DRO Agreement & Order

Once you have reviewed the publications on this page, contact your local plan pension board for more information and/or documents they may require to complete a DRO.

Local Money Purchase Plan 

DRO Agreement & Order