You need to carefully read the marital dissolution agreement and judgment that you have written about in that such documents will answer the question that you have. In all likelihood the court has deemed your marriage over as a matter of law where there is a decree of dissolution where both you and your former spouse can remarry.The issue is whether it is in your benefit to pay her what has been ordered sooner rather than later with respect to the QDRO you have written about. Given the time value of money, it most likely would be in your benefit to pay her later, but if you simply want to sever as many ties with the former spouse sooner rather than later then an earlier pay out would have its benefits.I suggest that ultimately your decision will be based upon what your financial planner suggests.