Do adult children receive private pension if both parent deceased

Tiredoldbroad · 22 May 2011 at 9:10PM

I have recently lost my dad, my mum died some years ago but going through his paperwork I discoved he has a private pension, we my sister and myself are both adultswith children of our own does it just stop being paid, it states that a bulk sum wold go to his widow but he and mum were never married.
Someone help things are all over the place, we are lost without him .

hcb42 · 22 May 2011 at 9:13PM

had your dad actually claimed his pension, or is it a pot?

I know when my Dad died, as mum had died the year before, then the fund effectively died with him there is no right of the children to get anything. He had claimed his pension for five years.

Not sure what happens if he is pre retirement though.

withabix · 22 May 2011 at 9:18PM

Had your father retired before he died? If he had retired and started receiving his pension, you are unlikely to be due anything.

What you may or may not be entitled to will depend specifically on the rules of the specific Pension Scheme.

You need to to talk to the company. Nobody else can answer your question.

Some information here, for example: http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/tax/taxes/tax_on_benefits_pensions_and_maintenance/9533.html

Do adult children receive private pension if both parent deceased

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