PASA, Inc. is TEMPORARILY CLOSED due to COVID-19.
We will respond to all calls and emails as quickly as possible upon reopening. Please note we do not yet have a set date to reopen. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please check this website for updates.

3/23/2020: In accordance with Charlie Baker’s order, our office is currently closed.  Regarding courts: “It is hereby ORDERED, effective March 18, 2020, … the divisions of the Probate and Family Court shall operate subject to the following temporary, emergency conditions.  Until at least April 6, 2020, the Probate and Family Court shall remain open for in-person proceedings solely to address emergency matters…" (https://www.mass.gov/probate-and-family-court-rules/probate-and-family-court-standing-order-2-20-court-operations-under).  For all Massachusetts court updates please visit here: https://www.mass.gov/guides/court-system-response-to-covid-19.

Our appraisal process remains unchanged for the time being.  Given the Massachusetts courts are open for emergency matters only, and that some retirement plan offices are closed, QDROs may not be able to be filed or executed at this time, as they need to be approved by the court to become a legal document, and executed by the plans once approved by the court.  We understand especially during both a pandemic and financial crisis that you or your clients seek resolution to the financial matter of their QDROs as soon as possible.  This process is currently at a standstill for all as the drafting of a QDRO document is one part of a long process to effectuate the division of a marital retirement asset.  QDROs need to be filed with the courts (Massachusetts Probate and Family Courts are closed except for emergency matters at least until April 6), and once approved by the court, a court-certified copy is executed by the retirement plans (many of which are closed due to Covid-19 also). 

We have been inundated with calls and emails, and are working with a very limited staff to respond to those issues as we are able to.  For any QDRO questions or issues, please send emails to info@pensionappraisals.com .  For any appraisal questions or issues, please send emails to michael@pensionappraisals.com .  We will be updating our website www.pensionappraisals.com when we have news of reopening the office.  We will continue to pick up mail from our office once a week.  We will follow through with all QDRO work on file eventually, and will continue to take on new cases, but as stated the processes of drafting engagement letters, drafting QDROs, and plan preapproval of QDROs will all be severely delayed, as will the processes of court-certification and plan execution thereafter once the QDRO is completed.   

We thank you for your patience during this trying time, and hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy.