Pensions and Divorce

updated: February 5, 2012

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The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 gave the courts of England and Wales the power to take the value of a couple’s pension rights into account when dealing with a divorce settlement.  The Act established the right of the ex-spouse to claim against the member’s pension rights.  However, it was not until the Pensions Act 1995 that it was made compulsory for pension rights to be taken into account.

There are three ways in which pension rights can be taken into account and we look at each in our Guide

To obtain further information please click here for our 17 page pdf Guide to Pensions and Divorce.

To obtain a print friendly copy of the information please click here for our 6 page pdf Guide to Pensions and Divorce.