In order to terminate a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) at TRS, the parties must return to the court that entered the original order and obtain an order from the court that withdraws or supersedes the QDRO.
This is known as an Order to Vacate. Please make sure the Order to Vacate makes specific reference to the previously approved QDRO on file with TRS.
It is not enough for one or both of the parties to notify TRS that they agree to nullify the QDRO. TRS must receive a certified copy of the Order to Vacate if the parties no longer wish for TRS to make direct payment to the alternate payee.