Former Spouse Must Repay Pension Fund For Overpayment, 6th Circuit Panel Says

Mealey's (November 18, 2020, 1:20 PM EST) -- CINCINNATI — A former spouse is required to reimburse a pension plan fund for an overpayment of more than $243,000 because the plan specifically stated that any overpayments must be reimbursed and the plan committee did not act arbitrarily and capriciously in requiring the former spouse to repay the overpayment, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Nov. 16 (Donna Jean Zirbel v. Ford Motor Co., No. 20-1149, 6th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 36081)....