Does dp's exw get any of his pension?

[Benzalkonium]

Hi, can anyone help me understand this?
People mention ex getting half pension on divorce threads.

How does this work, is it something that gets decided when assets are divided?
If both parties were working, would one have any call on the others pension?

Thanks if you can help me understand this!

Is the divorce already finalized?

The "assets of the marriage" are assessed including current level of equity in property and any pension fund built up as at the date divorce proceedings started. That total value gets split - usually 50:50. In some cases the split might be agreed that one person gets the home equity and the other gets the pension pot. Depends on the value of each and how the negotiations go.

Sorry was intending to add : any value of home equity or pension pot which acrues after the divorce doesn't usually get split in the same way. The 50:50 thing is a bit of an oversimplification - ratios can vary wildly.

It depends what was agreed in the divorce. In mine, I agreed not to touch his pension in return for taking the equity in the house x

Ok, I was just wondering if it could be claimed retrospectively. He was divorced several years ago (10ish)

Thank you for the input.

Not if its all done and dusted. as far as I know if the divorce is final, you can't go back and claim...unless I'm guessing if you had evidence someone lied or falsified financial information at the time....I'm no expert, but I imagine that would be the case.

Usually one person will give up rights to the other person's pension and will get a bigger share of the house as recompense.