jmrrpr
Returning Member

401k withdrawal

In Nov 2019, my husb was notified by a previous employer that he had funds in a 401K.  He left this employer many years ago to accept another job.  We took a full distribution of the funds as means to help supplement the lack of my income as I was planning to leave my current employer without another job to go to...  is this considered  "separation from service "  which would  exempt us from paying the early withdrawal penalty...

thanks