Donald W. Parkyn
Consulting Forensic Actuary
Mr. Parkyn is a consulting actuary specializing in forensic actuarial work. As an actuary, he applies the science of mathematical probabilities to assist the court in the disposition of contingent financial problems.
Education and Qualifications
Mr. Parkyn has an undergraduate degree in economics and statistics [1955] and a graduate degree in mathematics [1959], both from the University of Denver. He has two years of subsequent graduate work in actuarial science from the University of Texas.
During his career, Mr. Parkyn has been as Associate of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, the Conference of Actuaries, and has qualified for the status of Enrolled Actuary.
Experience
Mr. Parkyn has been providing forensic actuarial services since 1977. The majority of his services involve the determination of a fair value for the community interest in retirement benefits upon the dissolution of marriage and the development of division orders. Additional actuarial services involve the determination of future earning and benefit potential lost due to death, disability or employment termination, and other calculations involving interest and life contingencies. He has prepared over 12,000 reports, provided court testimony as an expert witness in over 200 cases and has testified in 26 counties in California and three counties in Nevada. His prior work experience includes 15 years as an actuary for the California Public Employees Retirement System, five and one-half years with various consulting actuarial firms and insurance companies, two years in the field of mathematical statistics, and two years as a mathematics instructor.
Lecturing
Mr. Parkyn has conducted his own seminars on the determination of the community interest in retirement benefits upon the dissolution of marriage and, for the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, seminars on Qualified Domestic Relations Orders. He has been a featured speaker at the State Bar convention in Monterey, the Norton Family Law Seminar in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the Trial Institute of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists, the Annual Nevada Family Law Seminar, the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, and the Enrolled Actuaries meeting in Washington, D.C. He has conducted classes for persons studying for the examinations of the Society of Actuaries.
Articles
Mr. Parkyn is the co-author with Barbara A. DiFranza of:
- The Survivor Continuance Benefit and Optional Forms of Settlement Involving Survivor Benefits Family Law News, Winter 98
- Actuarial and Legal Considerations in the Disposition of Retirement Benefits Family Law News Alert for August 1993 (Bancroft-Whitney)
- Marriage of Gillmore a must Reading for QDRO Drafters Family Law News, Summer 1992
- Qualified Domestic Relations Orders justPENSIONS 1990
- Establishment of Separate Accounts for PERS and STRS Members Under Civil Code 4800.8 Family Law News, Summer 1990
- Actuarial Present Value of What Pension Benefits? Family Law News, Fall/Winter, 1987
- Determination of Community Interest in Disability Retirement Benefits Obtained at the Expense of Longevity Retirement Benefits Family Law News, Spring, 1986
- The Actuarial Present Valuation of Pension Benefits: Should Future Increases Be Considered? California Family Law Monthly (Matthew Bender), October 1986
- Dividing Pensions on Marital Dissolution California State Bar Journal, November, 1980.