Raf Pension sharing order valid if I remarry ?
rae2820
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Hello all,
If there's anyone out there that knows the answer to my question , I'd be grateful.
My first husband and I divorced in 2002 . He was in the RAF ,we parted on good terms & as part of the financial settlement we agreed that his pension would be subject to a pension sharing order as I had care of the children .I was allocated a 20% share.
( I did ( unfortunately !) remarry but that did not work out and i have been trying to find him to divorce him for the last 4 years )
Am I still eligible to claim that pension, or does the fact that I remarried nullify this ?
thanks:o
If there's anyone out there that knows the answer to my question , I'd be grateful.
My first husband and I divorced in 2002 . He was in the RAF ,we parted on good terms & as part of the financial settlement we agreed that his pension would be subject to a pension sharing order as I had care of the children .I was allocated a 20% share.
( I did ( unfortunately !) remarry but that did not work out and i have been trying to find him to divorce him for the last 4 years )
Am I still eligible to claim that pension, or does the fact that I remarried nullify this ?
thanks:o
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A PSO is not affected by future events, it is a normal pension belonging to you.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pensions-on-divorce-and-dissolution-of-civil-partnerships/guidance-and-information
From the AFPS75 guideIn legal proceedings begun on or after 1 December 2000, courts have had the additional option of making Pension Sharing Orders on divorce. These provisions also apply to the dissolution of a civil partnership. It allows pension rights to be treated like other assets and part or the whole of their value to be transferred from the member to the former spouse or civil partner. The payment of the pension is direct to the former spouse or civil partner, and is not affected by changes in the circumstances of the member or former spouse or civil partner after the divorce or dissolution. In this way, the two parties are helped to make a financial "clean break".
Under a Pension Sharing Order, a court may order that a percentage of the value of your benefits is transferred permanently to your former spouse or civil partner and they become a pension credit member. These rights are known as pension credit rights and are payable when the former spouse or civil partner reaches the age of 60, if the order was made before 6 April 2006, or 65, if it was made after that date. The pension may be paid earlier at age 55, but at an actuarially reduced rate.0 -
Thank you so much , that sounds like good news to me ! :jA PSO is not affected by future events, it is a normal pension belonging to you.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-pensions-on-divorce-and-dissolution-of-civil-partnerships/guidance-and-information
From the AFPS75 guide0 -
sooo...one more question...
If the value of my share was stated at £47176.67 in 2002 with a lump sum of £19,728.23 and an annual sum of £6576.07 is that how much it will be worth when I can claim it or will that change ?0
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