Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 6, 2000, Nos. 96-16799, 96-16994 (Trustees of the Directors Guild of America-Producer Pension Benefits Plans v. Tise)

BERZON, Circuit Judge:

This interpleader action requires us to interpret the scope of the Qualified Domestic Relations Order (“QDRO”) provisions of ERISA. Yvonne Curry, the designated beneficiary of Charles Myers’ ERISA pension plan, appeals the district court’s summary judgment distributing the bulk of Myers’ plan proceeds to the mother of his children, Suzanne Tise.