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When they’re happily married, couples don’t usually spend much time debating who’s going to be the beneficiary of assets like pension plans and other retirement accounts. During a marriage, spousal rights typically take precedence, and it’s understood (and generally accepted) that if one spouse dies, the other will be entitled to the funds.

Naturally, once a couple decides to divorce, all that changes.

via Don’t Let Your Ex-Husband Inherit Your 401(k) – Jeff Landers – Divorce Dollars and Sense – Forbes.