USING QDRO's TO COLLECT PAST DUE SUPPORT AND ALIMONY If your divorce has been completed and your former spouse is not paying child support and/or alimony that has been ordered by the Court, you may have another collection tool: If your ex is covered by a qualfied retirement plan such as a 401(k), a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) may be available to you.

That's right! Even though you may have received a share of your former spouse's retirement as part of your property settlement at the time of divorce, a second QDRO, you may have the option of going back to court to get a second QDRO which will pay both delinquent and prospective payments of alimony or child support. Be sure to check with you lawyer.