Notwithstanding any notice to the Plan Administrator (or to any other person dealing with or performing services regarding the plan) that a domestic relations order is or may be presented to be determined as a plan-approved domestic relations order, the participant shall continue to exercise his or her duty of investment direction as required by the plan unless a court order expressly provides otherwise and the Plan Administrator determines that the court order is a plan-approved domestic relations order. If a plan-approved domestic relations order provides for an alternate payee (or any person other than the participant) to have a right of investment direction under the plan, the Plan Administrator shall give effect to that court order to the extent permitted by the plan.
(Ord. NIRC 97-1, passed 1-15-1997)