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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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Armed Forces Pension Scheme - Divorce I am currently applying for a divorce after 2 years of separation. We had a 23 year marriage and have 2 grown up children. My wife and I have done everything so ... 16 Nov 10, by terryst Latest 16 Nov 10 by asram	Replies:6 :395	Latest by asram 16 Nov 10
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POLICE PENSION Hello, I have a police pension, which is being valued as we speak. I have 23 yrs in the force and my house has just sold leaving almost £80,000 in the pot. My ... 21 Jul 10, by dpurpleface Latest 13 Nov 10 by dpurpleface 1 2	Replies:9 :725	Latest by dpurpleface 13 Nov 10
Police Pension My stbx has a Police Pension (We have been married 39 years)and I was going to accept 27% of this to make his and mine equal. However, he has a 52000 payout on ... 12 Aug 08, by mitten Latest 13 Nov 10 by dpurpleface	Replies:6 :850	Latest by dpurpleface 13 Nov 10
Pension split My children reside with their father.... does this mean that he gets 60% of his pension and 60% of mine too or can this be split 50:50??? ... 11 Nov 10, by cazie Latest 11 Nov 10 by cazie	Replies:2 :247	Latest by cazie 11 Nov 10
are monthly pension payments subject to split? Hi all, Am new to this forum and trying to get my head around stuff. My partner is already retired from a Uniformed service and has therefore received a lum ... 11 Nov 10, by bb74	Replies:0 :270
Not a clue re his pension My STBX has a pension worth £62,000. I have no pension.He is proposing a 60/40 split of our assets clean break excluding his pension. Am i entitled to any ... 02 Nov 10, by Sky10 Latest 09 Nov 10 by TBagpuss	Replies:6 :317	Latest by TBagpuss 09 Nov 10
will i lose out badly ? I am working part time and have a pension worth approx 98,000 and my stbx hubs has a pension worth about 30,000. He is a company director and before we seperate ... 30 Oct 10, by nightmare4me Latest 05 Nov 10 by maggie	Replies:6 :265	Latest by maggie 05 Nov 10
Pension advice please Hi My wife moved out a couple of months ago and has a new man friend. We were married 20 years. I have worked for 30 years. She worked for years yet ... 01 Nov 10, by Smoog Latest 02 Nov 10 by rubytuesday	Replies:5 :260	Latest by rubytuesday 02 Nov 10
Do I Have A Right To Her Pension? Hi, I'm about to go through a draft settlement agreement with my ex. I started the ball rolling and she took the draft to her brief. She has come ... 29 Oct 10, by Patrick1968 Latest 02 Nov 10 by Patrick1968	Replies:6 :347	Latest by Patrick1968 02 Nov 10
pension sharing and division of assets hi just looking for a bit of advice. H & I are just beginning divorce process and i'm confused where pensions fit in. He has an NHS pension with a CETV ... 01 Nov 10, by dkg Latest 01 Nov 10 by LittleMrMike	Replies:1 :223	Latest by LittleMrMike 01 Nov 10
Pension Sharing Order Recieved my CETV from the NHS, Who pays the charge for the adminstration and implementation of Pensions Sharing Order? As up to the 3rd of jan 2011 the ... 30 Oct 10, by paulm620 Latest 31 Oct 10 by maggie 1 2	Replies:8 :736	Latest by maggie 31 Oct 10
pensions Nearly there, almost sorted, just the pensions left. If there is no other details to take into consideration, eg FMH etc what would a fair split be His ... 28 Oct 10, by cinders1 Latest 28 Oct 10 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :230	Latest by rubytuesday 28 Oct 10
22yrs RAF pension, 13yr marriage - how to split? Hi people, i am going to try to keep this brief (no chance) and to the point (minimum padding) Joined RAF in 1988 Married in 1993 Seperated ... 22 Oct 10, by Stuart P Latest 25 Oct 10 by Stuart P	Replies:5 :344	Latest by Stuart P 25 Oct 10
Second Pension since split Hi, I will be seeking divorce next year on basis of 2 years sep with consent. Ex retired 18 months ago from police and received large lump sum and pension. He s ... 24 Oct 10, by ruby47 Latest 25 Oct 10 by ruby47	Replies:2 :261	Latest by ruby47 25 Oct 10
Pension sharing - equalising income Hi I have a final salary military pension which is not yet in payment. I am 41 and my stbx wife is 48. I am struggling to understand what ‘equalising in ... 20 Oct 10, by Dorsetman Latest 25 Oct 10 by penny10p	Replies:4 :666	Latest by penny10p 25 Oct 10
Final salary pension cetv or actuary? My husband has a final salary pension from a major high st bank in deferrment-CETV of 248K Total GMP value £25400 & total value of benfit for leavers a ... 25 Oct 10, by cantwaittillhesgone	Replies:0 :324
Still not clear ?????? www.familylawweek.co.uk/site. ... 24 Oct 10, by maggie	Replies:0 :324
Armed Forces Pension Please Help !!!!! My Wife and I have been separated for almost 4 years and I would like to pursue a divorce. I would like some clarification regarding ... 22 Oct 10, by swampy12	Replies:0 :333
Can I spend my pension? Hi people, i am going to try to keep this brief (no chance) and to the point (minimum padding) Joined RAF in 1988 Married in 1993 Seperated ... 22 Oct 10, by Stuart P	Replies:0 :265
Changes in final salary rules Hi what effect will the goverments poposals if any have on a pension share for the pension member and the ex spouse receiving the share ? thank you ... 21 Oct 10, by didojane Latest 21 Oct 10 by sexysadie	Replies:3 :686	Latest by sexysadie 21 Oct 10
Does pension earned prior to marriage count It looks highly likely that we are going to court to settle our finances, he has backtracked on a verbal agreement before it has been made into consent order. 21 Oct 10, by empowered	Replies:0 :374
Armed Forces - Pension Sharing Hi I am currently serving in the RAF with 21 years under my belt. My ex-wife managed to get her hands on 50% of my Pension when we divorced in Apr 05 ... 21 Oct 10, by willo1971uk Latest 21 Oct 10 by asram	Replies:1 :352	Latest by asram 21 Oct 10
So what would you do? Hi folks Find myself in bizarre situation and had sensible wiki-advice in the past so thought I'd sound you out. Divorced over 2 years ago via ... 19 Oct 10, by mzz Latest 21 Oct 10 by TBagpuss 1 2	Replies:11 :603	Latest by TBagpuss 21 Oct 10
can he take my pension? I've paid into my pension since our marriage yet my x does not have a pension. My employer has also matched all my payments into my pension. Can h ... 16 Oct 10, by lilac_haze Latest 17 Oct 10 by dukey	Replies:3 :319	Latest by dukey 17 Oct 10
CETV calculations suspended from Family Law Week: "Public sector pension schemes suspend implementation of pension sharing orders Private sector schemes likely to follow< ... 03 Aug 10, by maggie Latest 16 Oct 10 by plutoniumcard 1 2	Replies:10 :876	Latest by plutoniumcard 16 Oct 10
Pension Sharing Order Rules Hi, My sol has drawn up a joint minute, that was lodged in court last week, agreeing to a PSO for the measly amount of £1700 CETV for me to give my x ... 15 Oct 10, by kola23 Latest 16 Oct 10 by maggie	Replies:5 :330	Latest by maggie 16 Oct 10
Good Thing/Bad Thing? 16 Oct 10, by maggie	Replies:0 :359
What is CETV actually worth in Cash Hi, Have read numerous posts regarding pensions in Divorce, but getting more confused the more I read. Married approx 25 years. Ex Cetv is £284,078, ... 11 Oct 10, by redwine47 Latest 14 Oct 10 by maggie 1 2	Replies:8 :1554	Latest by maggie 14 Oct 10
Investing a pension I'm in court next week for my final hearing and will hear what share of the pension pot I will be awarded. I'm not sure how pensions work so ... 04 Oct 10, by Maysie01 Latest 13 Oct 10 by The Divorce IFA 1 2 3	Replies:19 :980	Latest by The Divorce IFA 13 Oct 10
Pension sharing Hi, I am beside myself with worry. I am divorced only 2 weeks ago. My ex and I agreed a consent order which the judge has not signed and wants us to attend a ... 06 Oct 10, by willowkat Latest 10 Oct 10 by willowkat	Replies:2 :256	Latest by willowkat 10 Oct 10
Pensions Can my husbands private pension be frozen by the courts? to stop him from taking any more money from the scheme 08 Oct 10, by firebrand Latest 10 Oct 10 by SSS23	Replies:5 :294	Latest by SSS23 10 Oct 10
Pension Protection Fund My pension scheme has been accepted into the ppf and is no longer in the assessment stage. Has anyone any experience of the ppf relating to this scenario an ... 09 Oct 10, by Fag Ash Lil Latest 10 Oct 10 by maggie	Replies:5 :746	Latest by maggie 10 Oct 10
MOD Pensions My ex and I are in the process of divorcing and have spent a great deal of time trying to agree a pension split of his forces pension. There are no other asset ... 08 Oct 10, by penny10p Latest 09 Oct 10 by asram	Replies:4 :582	Latest by asram 09 Oct 10
My ex wife has yet to claim award of pension split In February of this year my ex wife was awarded 40% of my pension. Eight months later my pension providers have yet to hear from my ex wife and I cannot unders ... 08 Oct 10, by Outofthequagmire Latest 08 Oct 10 by maggie 1 2	Replies:8 :676	Latest by maggie 08 Oct 10
Splitting up a pension? My husband froze his company pension when he left his employer. He worked for them over 10 years on a salary of at least £40,000. the company paid in generousl ... 03 Oct 10, by airheadangie Latest 05 Oct 10 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :292	Latest by TBagpuss 05 Oct 10
police pension any help please ,i have gone through a divorce but have not yet sighned the absolut, my ex ,retired as we seperated he is 55, and as got his retirement pension ... 03 Oct 10, by jean1957 Latest 05 Oct 10 by TBagpuss	Replies:1 :226	Latest by TBagpuss 05 Oct 10
pension drain 04 Oct 10, by maggie Latest 04 Oct 10 by The Divorce IFA	Replies:1 :411	Latest by The Divorce IFA 04 Oct 10
Do we have to involve Pensions? I think this is a long shot & I haven’t got figures as yet (should have these this week). . . But do we have to include pensions in the pot? I th ... 30 Sep 10, by fairylandtime Latest 01 Oct 10 by fairylandtime	Replies:4 :262	Latest by fairylandtime 01 Oct 10
career average earnings scheme? Hi and wonder if someone might be able to help. Stbx has a defined benefit average career earnings scheme. Has been paying in for nearly 20 years. ... 30 Sep 10, by skeptical Latest 30 Sep 10 by skeptical	Replies:2 :275	Latest by skeptical 30 Sep 10

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