I’m getting divorced / my civil partnership is being dissolved – will it affect my pension rights?

11:51, 03 Mar 2008

In the event of divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, you may wish to get legal advice from your solicitor on how to deal with your Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) benefits.

You and your partner will need to consider how to treat your pension rights as part of any divorce/dissolution settlement.  Your can divide your pension by offsetting your pension rights, earmarking orders, or take advantage of pension sharing orders.

You will need specific information about your LGPS benefits for divorce/dissolution purposes, including judicial separation or nullity. You or your solicitor should contact the Pensions Office for specific information including an estimate of the cash equivalent value (CEV) of your pension rights.

You usually get one free CEV estimate each year. Any other costs for supplying information or complying with a court order will be recovered from you and/or your ex-spouse or ex-civil partner in accordance with a schedule of charges.

Be sure to review your Death Grant Nomination Form to ensure it’s kept up to date, especially if you have previously nominated your ex-spouse or ex-civil partner to receive any lump sum payable on your death. A copy of the Death Grant Nomination Form can be found on the Forms page of this website

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