Legal Opinion
Vanderkam v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 7, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2009-1907PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERT L. WILKINS, District Judge.
Upon his retirement from the Huffy Corporation in August 1994, John Vander-Kam began receiving benefits under the Huffy Corporation Retirement Plan in the form of a Joint and 100% Survivor Annuity. At that time, John was married to Melissa VanderKam, whom he had designated as the survivor beneficiary under the Plan. John and Melissa divorced eight years later, and, after remarrying Gaylyn Dieringer in February 2003, John sought to substitute Gaylyn as the survivor beneficiary under his retirement plan through a Domestic Relations Order…
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