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23 Nov 09 #164490 by MinnieM
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Hi. My partner and soon-to-be-ex-wife are going through a divorce. They were married for 1 year 11 mths and never lived together during the marriage. Is she entitled to any portion of his pension as she has brought against him a pension-sharing order? She is 30, not working and they have a child together. He is 37 and has a couple of pensions.

Please help.Thank you.

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23 Nov 09 #164547 by Active8
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There is no limit on the orders a court can theoretically make, there is no minimum length of time before someone can make a pension time.
In practice however (but without having any info about their circumstances specifically) a pension order in a case like this would be less likely, but they have a child, that will limit her earning potential for some time, and a court might take consideration of what else she is entitled to.
If there are no other assets at all, the court may consider she ought to have something, but the court would probably exhaust all other options before considering pensions.

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24 Nov 09 #164943 by MinnieM
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Yes, there are no assets. But they never lived together during the marriage. Would the fact that he is with someone else(presumably for the long haul)also matter?

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