Pensions on divorce · Interactive

How a pension sharing order is put into effect

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The scheme’s window · up to 4 months Benefits shared Pension built up to Transfer Day is what gets divided. Member keeps the rest Anything built up after Transfer Day stays theirs. TIME → Order made Court seals the pension sharing annex Final Order The divorce is finalised (was ‘Decree Absolute’) Transfer Day The split locks in here (later of: 28 days / Final Order) Implementation The scheme’s clock starts, once it holds everything Valuation Day The scheme recalculates the cash equivalent £ Credit created The ex-spouse’s share is set up
Plain-English summary of how a pension sharing order is implemented in England & Wales. General information, not advice on your own case.
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