Joint Application For Recognition Of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan {FL-540}

FL-540, JOINT APPLICATION FOR RECOGNITION OF TRIBAL COURT ORDER DIVIDING RETIREMENT PLAN OR OTHER DEFERRED COMPENSATION, Use this form to ask the court to recognize a tribal court order that assigns all or part of the following types of benefits to an alternative payee: child support payments; spousal support payments; or marital property rights for a spouse, former spouse, child, or other dependent of a participant in a retirement plan or other plan of deferred compensation. You can make this application in the superior court of any county in which an applicant resides. You must attach a certified copy of the tribal court order. If one party to the tribal court action has not agreed to or is unable to proceed with the filing of a joint application for recognition, use Application for Recognition of Tribal Court Order Dividing Retirement Plan or Other Deferred Compensation (form FL-541). Note: Recognition of a tribal court order based on this application does not give a court of this state jurisdiction to modify or enforce the tribal court order. Form Adopted for Mandatory Use Judicial Council of California, FL-540 [New January 1, 2023] Code of Civil Procedure, § 1733.1 Family Code, § 2611. www.FormsWorkflow.com