I'm going through a divorce. Does this affect my pension?

If you’re going through a divorce or ending a civil partnership, you and your ex-partner will need to agree how to separate your finances. Pensions are considered a joint asset and as such are considered as part of the final financial settlement.

If you’d like to learn more about how getting divorced or going through a civil dissolution may impact your pension, you can find out more on the MoneyHelper website. Their specialists can also guide you through your pension options.

What do I need to do?

If you’ve not yet got the documents with your pension information to present to court:

Please complete this form and we’ll send you the documentation to complete which will need to be presented to court.

If you’ve already had a court ruling:

If you’ve already provided the above information to court and need to take action on court ruling please complete this form.

We’ll ask you to send photos of the following documents so it’s worth getting them ready before starting the form: