Divorce

[MOH1982]

Pension split

Yes, good idea.

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I had this years ago when I divorced....if this is what you mean. I could have left the pension there for it to build up and then receive some when my husband claimed, or split it at the time and let my share build up.
I went for the pension split, it was good advice from the solicitor and I haven't regretted it.

I am after some advise from anyone that may have gone through this process. I am trying to sort out finances but my divorce has stalled again. Trouble is my ex husband doesn't want to negotiate and hasn't negotiated throughout the 5 year process.

He won't talk to his solicitor so I thought I would try talking direct. He says he wants 50% of what my pension has been worked out to be at 65 (27 years time), which has been calculated at £110k. I am not arguing he is entitled to 50% but I thought it was 50% of my contribution during the time we was together which was 2.5 years (£7.5k) and not the total of which it is going to be worth. Surely I could just stop paying it and it won't be worth 1 quarter of that!?

Can somebody please put me straight as my solicitors aren't forthcoming in answers and I believe he is trying to scare me by telling me I owe him £55k which I don't have.

Thanks
Mel

The pension sharing bit is done after an actuarial valuation of your entitlement as far as I'm aware, and is done by your pension provider as a result of a pension sharing order. Not as a result of a demand for cash from a hopefully stbxh.

@newtb thank you for the reply. Is this something I can do prior to being given the pension sharing order or do I have to wait for it? He doesn't have a pension as he gets paid mostly cash in hand and chooses to spend on other things. Seems a win win for him.

Pension split for full amount after a 2 and a half year marriage?! Tell him to jog on. And only go via solicitors.