Armed Forces Pension

Hi all, I am just about to Petition for divorce and am looking to conduct the proceedings by myself (!!) What I need to know is, as part of the financial disclosure section, will the judge make a decision regarding pension based upon individual circumstances or is it done under a 'fixed' scheme?

I accrued my Royal Navy pension (which I qualified for between Jul 1982 and Nov 1993 but was only married in May 1993 (i.e. Was only accruing for 6 months whilst married!)

The pension is preserved and I will/should recieve it when I am 55 (2020)

I think (not 100%)that because you were married for a long time, the pension might form part of the marital pot in regards to assets that can potentialy be divided on divorce.
Mine was 50/50

As ever there will be argument for and against the issue...in a long marriage assets taken in are deemed to be marital..expectation is never that one will divorce!

E

Thanks both (you and Elle)it is evident from your answers and several other sources that there isn't really a definitive answer to this query. I find it increasingly frustrating that something which occurred before we were even married should have any bearing!I fully appreciate that any income recieved during the marriage can be seen to be joint and (technically) anything accrued before divorce, but I didn't even know her then!It makes me wish I'd never joined up!
I know this query isn't directly related to pensions but as I mentioned originally, I am intending to carry out a DIY divorce with the exception of the Consent Order which I will probably use Wikivorce for, any advice?

Centauro,

If you are going it alone, arm yourself with as much information as possible and be prepared to use only fact and what is necessary. Knowledge is not power unless acted upon profficiently. Matters can become overcomplicated...by sols as well as self reppers...ignore the bull and cut to the chase as much as possible...stay focused on the issues and fact...leave emotion and rants for here

Self reppers are not welcomed in litigation, however most (not all) have been forced to do so for one reason or another...there are time wasting unprepared LIPs that make life difficult for sols and judges...just as there are time wasting unprepared sols making matters more difficult for LIPs

E