IRAs can be divided as part of a property settlement without a QDRO.

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However, changing a property settlement agreement and the division of assets is next to impossible.

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Alternatively, it could be property settlement with no tax impact to either of them.

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Greene's only condition in the settlement was that he get an additional 90 days to review all of LB Property's records pertaining to accounts connected to Greene's business interests to check for fraud or misappropriation of funds for which he could make a material fraud claim in arbitration, court documents say.

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Such a settlement would be tidy and would not involve the sale or forfeit of any intellectual property to other firms at the expense of shareholders.

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Questions about handing back property or paying compensation will loom large in negotiating details of a settlement.

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The settlement is intended to include all customers who held property, money or securities with MF Global as of the bankruptcy filing.

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