Subjects:

Pensions Law, Family Law

Contents:

Background to the 1999 Act

what is pension sharing?

the effect of pension sharing

pension sharing and state schemes rights

appeals and variation

other changes effected by the Act.

The issue of pension provision on divorce has been a contentious one for years, and often one partner is left with inadequate provision. It is against this background that the Welfare Reform and Pension Sharing Act introduces a framework for pension sharing. This text looks at this Act closely.