ERISA
A federal law designed to promote uniformity in how employer-provided benefits are distributed to employees. Of relevance to family law, ERISA supersedes Arizona’s Revocation-upon-Divorce statute. Under ERISA, if you named your spouse as the beneficiary of an employer-provided plan, they remain the beneficiary even after a divorce. ERISA applies to items like a pension, 401(k), and other employer-provided benefits.