Pensions
WHAT ORDERS YOU CAN HAVE ABOUT PENSIONS
- giving one of you a bigger share of other assets to offset your loss of her interest in your spouse/cp’s pension;
- giving one of you a lump sum to compensate you for the loss of specific benefits, such as the right to receive a widow’s pension;
- earmarking part or all of a future lump sum payable on death of one of you for payment to your ex;
- requiring one of you swap part of the pension for a lump sum at retirement (called ‘commutation’) and earmarking part or all of that lump sum to the ex;
- earmarking part of your pension (either a future pension or one currently being received) to be paid to your ex (only in England and Wales), not in Scotland;
- ‘pension sharing’ – in other words, transferring part of one person’s pension rights to the other;
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