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Discuss divorce related pension issues. Is the CETV valuation valid for final salary schemes? How much is a pension worth when you offset it against the house?

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Counter claiming on ex spouse's pension Short marriage and only thing that can be claimed on is pension. I am the petitioner. We both work for the same public sector organisation I earn more and Cetv ... 14 Sep 17, by Hector22a Latest 14 Sep 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :418	Latest by WYSPECIAL 14 Sep 17
Solicitor says court won't consider income needs? I had a meeting with my solicitor last week and he said that the references to considering income needs in the Family Justice Council ''Sorting out Finances on ... 31 Aug 17, by daddio3 Latest 14 Sep 17 by Oldmum	Replies:2 :384	Latest by Oldmum 14 Sep 17
Am I entitled to his pension I am separating from my husband of 5 years. The split is because he had an affair 2 years ago and I have tried to forgive and move on. I never throw the affair ... 30 Aug 17, by tess2947 Latest 31 Aug 17 by tess2947	Replies:6 :915	Latest by tess2947 31 Aug 17
Teachers Pensions Hi there, My other half has a teachers pension that will be offset against a shared property that we own as part of any finanncial settlement. I kn ... 31 Aug 17, by Badgerbob	Replies:0 :333
Armed Forces Pension Sharing Orders (PSO''s) I have a really basic question relating to PSO''s that I can''t find the answer to on any of the MOD web sites. If my former wife is granted a 100% PSO, can ... 14 May 12, by joker64 Latest 29 Aug 17 by OggleBoggle 1 2 3 ... 5	Replies:34 :3190	Latest by OggleBoggle 29 Aug 17
lump sum I retired from BT & I am receiving my pension can my wife claim a lump sum from my pension pot. I live in Scotland. ... 29 Aug 17, by krait	Replies:0 :456
Should I pursue a pension settlement? Many thanks for reading this post - I hope you can help with some guidance. My husband and I have been separated for 3 years. He had a breakdown and left bu ... 26 Aug 17, by Claire Starmer Latest 27 Aug 17 by Claire Starmer	Replies:4 :480	Latest by Claire Starmer 27 Aug 17
Pension and assets split help We are trying to agree a 50/50 split of assets post divorce. All cash assets will be plait 50/50. No debts. Wife wants to buy me out of house (we own this outri ... 20 Aug 17, by reachforthestars Latest 23 Aug 17 by reachforthestars 1 2	Replies:10 :1330	Latest by reachforthestars 23 Aug 17
CETV - it's actual worth when offsetting? Hi, A few posts on this forum have mentioned about CETV valuations being 'reduced' to 25% when pensions are being offset against material assets, such ... 23 Aug 17, by 12345678987654321 Latest 23 Aug 17 by 12345678987654321	Replies:2 :559	Latest by 12345678987654321 23 Aug 17
Ex wife died what happens now? I was divorced in April this year. My ex wife started the pension split but it is not complete as she never told then where to transfer the split to. I am still ... 14 Aug 17, by dve1958 Latest 15 Aug 17 by dve1958	Replies:2 :478	Latest by dve1958 15 Aug 17
Percentage of pension Hi please can anyone help! So very close now to settlement, had two hearings and don't want to go to the final. We have agreed everything, however ... 09 Aug 17, by Annie2326 Latest 10 Aug 17 by Namratha	Replies:5 :375	Latest by Namratha 10 Aug 17
Only asset is pension My only asset is a forces pension. I am unable to work due to illness and am going through a divorce. Will the judge Oder a pension share if this is my only inc ... 25 Jun 17, by poppadoodah Latest 04 Aug 17 by poppadoodah 1 2	Replies:11 :859	Latest by poppadoodah 04 Aug 17
Value of public sector CETV I am getting mixed messages. Both of us work for the same local authority and we have got copies of our CETVs. We are trying to work out how to split our asse ... 03 Aug 17, by Donut99 Latest 03 Aug 17 by hadenoughnow	Replies:2 :478	Latest by hadenoughnow 03 Aug 17
Frozen Pension Good morning, my partner is currently going through a divorce and his ex is asking for half of his pension. Would they be entitled to it even though he froze t ... 24 Jul 17, by Peachynoodles Latest 01 Aug 17 by Peachynoodles 1 2	Replies:7 :1199	Latest by Peachynoodles 01 Aug 17
Pension - Is it only the time you were married? We were only married for 2 years, but co-habiting for 4 years before that. Is the pension only to be discussed for the period we were married, i.e 2 ye ... 31 Jul 17, by fresh_start Latest 01 Aug 17 by fresh_start	Replies:2 :487	Latest by fresh_start 01 Aug 17
Divorce. Hi, I was married to my husband for 25 years and during that time I have only worked at low income part time jobs as I have an autistic son to whom I am a carer ... 30 Jul 17, by wrath25 Latest 31 Jul 17 by Clawed	Replies:1 :697	Latest by Clawed 31 Jul 17
Pension Quandry I am thoroughly confused by many of the posts here. Unusually I am female and the major earner in a 30yr plus marriage about to end in divorce. 30 Jul 17, by Gooblish Latest 31 Jul 17 by polar	Replies:1 :334	Latest by polar 31 Jul 17
divorce i live in Scotland I retired from b.t.does anyone know what my wife could get. I have offered her half the money in the bank, half the value of the house and si ... 24 Jul 17, by krait	Replies:0 :316
Pension Hi, am I entitled to any of my husbands private pension for the 11 years of being together as we never got one for myself! ... 24 Jul 17, by Green fingers	Replies:0 :304
Pension claim after divorce Hi can anyone please advise, is my husbands ex still entitled to claim half of his pension? They separated 5 years ago and apart from the transfer of the house ... 16 Jul 17, by Moopie Latest 18 Jul 17 by Moopie 1 2	Replies:8 :989	Latest by Moopie 18 Jul 17
Police Pension Hello all, I have been divorced for over a year, I initially arranged a financial consent order with my ex that she verbally agreed to but then refused ... 12 Jul 17, by dab0306 Latest 13 Jul 17 by .Charles	Replies:1 :317	Latest by .Charles 13 Jul 17
State pension Will my STBX state pension be disregarded so to speak,when it comes to "whats in the marriage pot" its not exactly something that can be shar ... 05 Jul 17, by AllHelpAppreciated....	Replies:0 :305
Pension advice me and my husband separated in April, and I have filed for divorce. I've been getting all my financial documents together, and reading up on pension sh ... 04 Jul 17, by wolla Latest 04 Jul 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :390	Latest by WYSPECIAL 04 Jul 17
Ref pension sharing and actuary report This is a bit rushed My ex pension in payment Both of us sixty It's a pension scheme, from a company he worked for , with trustees. It's not pol ... 27 Jun 17, by Annie2326 Latest 28 Jun 17 by Galaxy74	Replies:2 :420	Latest by Galaxy74 28 Jun 17
Actuarial Pension Report - timescale / cost ? Received an email from my solicitor today with a letter from his solicitor stating he is no longer prepared to continue with mediation. Obviously didn't enjoy w ... 26 Jun 17, by Hatton1 Latest 26 Jun 17 by Hatton1	Replies:6 :2557	Latest by Hatton1 26 Jun 17
Pension My husband and I are getting divorced. We are both 36 and we have a theee year old who lives with me. He hardly ever sees her. I have approx £120k in private ... 26 Jun 17, by Sarah D Latest 26 Jun 17 by dukey	Replies:1 :357	Latest by dukey 26 Jun 17
Payout from pension I have recently been discharged from the army under medical grounds. I am going through a clean break at the moment with a solicitor a draft has been drawn up. ... 19 Jun 17, by Nats0410 Latest 20 Jun 17 by hadenoughnow	Replies:1 :309	Latest by hadenoughnow 20 Jun 17
Would it worth transferring a small pension Hi, Hope some one may be able to give me some advise. I have a small deferred final salary pension of 20k which will pay peanuts on payment £3.5 lump ... 12 Jun 17, by wikiliki Latest 17 Jun 17 by wikiliki	Replies:4 :486	Latest by wikiliki 17 Jun 17
need some help please on one pension Hi brief detail of case worked for my job for 15 years, still waiting for my CEV valuation but my value of my pension is £44000, my ex hasn't got a pe ... 13 Jun 17, by Todaywillbetheday	Replies:0 :311
capital Im sorry to post again but this is way over my head. Bit of a shock in court last week. Judge said no maintenance as I could sell property if I couldnt manage b ... 11 Jun 17, by itsbeenalongtime Latest 12 Jun 17 by Hatton1 1 2	Replies:10 :789	Latest by Hatton1 12 Jun 17
LGPS CEV offset with private pension Hi.....I would like some advise please...any input will be greatly appreciated. Both me & stbx are retired. In the middle of DIY divorce. Married ... 10 Jun 17, by Soonbesingle Latest 10 Jun 17 by Luna Shadow	Replies:3 :481	Latest by Luna Shadow 10 Jun 17
Advice Please Hi, My husband and I are starting the process of divorce. Very early stages. He has a pension that he started drawing on about 4 years ago at ... 31 May 17, by Meer SQZ Latest 08 Jun 17 by Meer SQZ	Replies:6 :318	Latest by Meer SQZ 08 Jun 17
Army Pensions/Lump Sums I've never been married before so don't know the ins and outs of separating and divorce. I am a 45 year old working woman and my husband is 49 and working (we ... 05 Jun 17, by rachaelk2004 Latest 07 Jun 17 by rachaelk2004	Replies:3 :392	Latest by rachaelk2004 07 Jun 17
limbo i am a retired police officer...some 16 months ago ex wife was granted 25% share in my police pension..the pension administrator reqd us to pay admin fee of £3 ... 31 May 17, by Jamesblunt Latest 31 May 17 by Jamesblunt 1 2	Replies:8 :1040	Latest by Jamesblunt 31 May 17
50/50 SPLIT Apologies but I also put this question on DIY. Family advice is to split everything down the middle and go for Clean Break. Assets: House, savings, ... 19 May 17, by shareindex Latest 20 May 17 by dukey	Replies:1 :446	Latest by dukey 20 May 17
Pensions I was the petitioner and a litigant in person, As we all know pensions are a minefield but I was advised to ask the pension advisory service to explain to me wh ... 12 May 17, by Dotti6157	Replies:0 :384
Transferring NI Credits - pension I currently have not paid enough National Insurance credits to qualify for a state pension. My aim is to leave stbx's considerable police pension alone ... 10 May 17, by Hatton1 Latest 10 May 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:3 :346	Latest by WYSPECIAL 10 May 17
Pension Sharing and means tested benefits Hi I'm just starting separation process with my husband after 14 years of marriage. He has a good job worth a good pension. I will have my two boys and I wa ... 02 May 17, by Lemonhead Latest 03 May 17 by Lemonhead	Replies:2 :322	Latest by Lemonhead 03 May 17
Annuity My STBX have nearly come to a agreeable financial settlement but her solicitor put a spanner in the works today. We have verbally agreed that the FMH is spl ... 24 Apr 17, by Dotti6157	Replies:0 :287
Pension on house split? We are splitting house and does anyone know if pension gets added on top of of house property and the split? ... 22 Apr 17, by Ababy Latest 22 Apr 17 by WYSPECIAL	Replies:1 :359	Latest by WYSPECIAL 22 Apr 17

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