Subjects:

Family Law

Contents:

""1. Introduction.
2. The pensions system.
3. Pensions issues on separation nullity and divorce.
4. Information and discovery.
5. Valuing pensions and other benefits.
6. How the claim can be dealt with.
7. Insurance.
8. After the divorce.
9. Implications for pension scheme practice. Appendices.""

""The new edition of Family Breakdown and Pensions is an invaluable guide to the law on pension rights and divorce. This focused text provides helpful advice for lawyers on the day-to-day problems likely to be encountered in practice. The three methods of pension sharing: pension splitting, offsetting and earmarking are all fully discussed.Written by a pensions expert and family lawyer, the new edition brings the reader fully up to date with the new legislation on pension sharing introduced by the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 and includes the extensive new Pension Sharing Regulations in consolidated form. The text explains in simple terms the new law, its underlying principles and its application in practice and contains a new chapter on the implications for pension scheme managers.A range of useful precedents is included and the text is kept up to date through a free website.""