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property rights of a Spouse or former Spouse, child, or other dependent of a Participant is made pursuant to the domestic relations law of any State, then the amount of the Participant's Account Balance shall be paid in the manner and to the person or persons so directed in the DRO as the Alternate Payee. Such payment shall be made without regard to whether the Participant is eligible for a distribution of benefits under the Plan. The Administrator shall establish reasonable procedures for determining the status of any such decree or order and for effectuating distribution pursuant to the DRO. Upon receipt of a DRO: (a) The Administrator shall notify the Participant and Alternate Payee of the receipt of the DRO, and (b) Within a reasonable time, the Administrator will follow the procedures adopted by the Plan Sponsor to determine the validity of the DRO. In the event the Administrator believes that the DRO is acceptable, it will process the DRO in accordance with the Administrator's procedures. If the DRO does not appear to be acceptable, the Administrator may contact the Plan Sponsor for a final determination and instruction regarding final disposition of the DRO. 7.02 Validity of a DRO. For purposes of this Article VII, a valid DRO is a judgment, decree, order, or approval of a marital property settlement made pursuant to a state domestic relations law (including community property law), relating to the property rights of a Participant and Alternate Payee. In addition, the DRO must: (a) Create or recognize the existence of the right of an Alternate Payee to all or a portion of the benefits payable with respect to a Participant under the Plan; (b) Clearly specify the following information: (1) The name and last known mailing address of the Participant and Alternate Payee covered by theDRO;and (2) The amount or percentage, or the manner in which the amount or percentage is to be determined, of the Participant's benefits to be paid to the Alternate Payee; and (3) The number of payments or period to which the DRO applies; and (4) The Plan to which such DRO applies. (c) Provide a form of payment to the Alternate Payee that is permitted under the Plan; and, (d) Not require the payment of benefits to an Alternate Payee which are required by a prior DRO to be paid to another Alternate Payee. 7.03 Processing of a DRO. If it has been determined that a DRO applies to a Participant's account, unless specifically directed otherwise by the Plan Sponsor, the Administrator shall comply with the DRO. The Administrator may place a restrictive hold on a Participant's Account Balance while it determines the validity of, and/ or processes a DRO. The Administrator shall establish a separate Account Balance for the Alternate Payee and transfer the assigned value or benefit from the Participant's account into the Alternate Payee's separate Account Balance. @ Nationwide Retirement Solutions, Inc. 14 Consolidated Standard 457 Plan Amended and Restated 457(b) Governmental Plan Document November 11,2005