Minnesota § 356.49 - PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN EVENT OF MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION
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§ 356.49. PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN EVENT OF MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION
Subdivision 1.Information for pending marriage dissolution.
(a) Upon receipt of a written request by a person with access to the data under subdivision 3 who cites this statute, a public or private pension plan administrator must provide the court and the parties to a marriage dissolution action involving a plan member or former plan member with information regarding pension benefits or rights of the plan member or former plan member. The pension plan shall provide this information upon the request of the court or a party to the action without requiring a signed authorization from the plan member or former plan member.
(b) The information must include the pension benefits or rights of the plan member or former plan member as of the first day of the month following the date of the request, or as of the end of the previous fiscal year for the plan, and as of the date of valuation of marital assets under section 518.58, if the person requesting the information specifies that date. The information must include the accrued service credit of the person, the credited salary of the person for the most current five-year period, a summary of the benefit plan, and any other information relevant to the calculation of the present value of the benefits or rights.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2015 c 68 art 13 s 65]
Subd. 3.Access to data.
Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 13 to the contrary, an administrator may release private or confidential data on individuals to the court, the parties to a marriage dissolution, their attorneys, and an actuary appointed under section 518.582, to the extent necessary to comply with this section, but only if the administrator has received a copy of the legal petition showing that an action for marriage dissolution has commenced and a copy of the affidavit of service showing that the petition has been served on the responding party to the action.
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Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 356.49 ("PROVISION OF INFORMATION IN EVENT OF MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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