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Pension question

31 replies

knittedbrow · 16/09/2014 20:58

Hello,
I am married to my DH, but he has been married before. They had a clean break/plain divorce (no official financial settlement). I know usually with pensions and wills that a spouse will automatically inherit, and my married friends don't sweat this issue, but is there any extra need in a second marriage situation to make a will/specify who inherits pension? I.e. it would be awful if somehow it all went to his ex wife -- that couldn't happen could it, by some glitch in the system?

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knittedbrow · 17/09/2014 11:41

could face a legal challenge from her -- it's not likely is it?

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WakeyCakey45 · 17/09/2014 12:28

it would be awful if somehow it all went to his ex wife -- that couldn't happen could it, by some glitch in the system?

You asked!

The answer is clearly, yes, it could happen, not through any glitch but based on legal precedent and rights.

knittedbrow · 17/09/2014 13:33

What - even the bit (majority) accrued since they broke up?

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Maybe83 · 17/09/2014 14:15

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tachehag · 17/09/2014 14:16

Yes - ok.

Foxeym · 17/09/2014 15:38

You have to actually declare in the divorce that you will not make a claim on your ExH pension officially, if this isn't done then the exw can in future come forward and make a claim on it. I know this as I recently divorced and my solicitor informed me of the clause so I gave up my claim

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