Reader Calls for Reform of How Pensions Are Split in Divorce
A Guardian letter writer argues that current arrangements for dividing pension assets on divorce remain fundamentally unfair a quarter-century after reforms began.
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A letter published in The Guardian argues that the method used to split pension assets during divorce settlements remains fundamentally unfair, despite reforms introduced 25 years ago.
The writer, describing themselves as a pensions expert, says they have regularly encountered a particular imbalance in how pension assets are divided when couples separate. The letter responds to an earlier Guardian article on how the rising cost of living is affecting divorce settlements.
According to the letter, while the last Labour government enabled pension savings to be taken into account in divorce settlements, an inherent unfairness persists in how many such arrangements are implemented in practice.
The letter calls on the current Labour government to act on the issue, though it does not specify what particular reforms the writer believes would address the imbalance.
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- Unfair method of splitting pensions can add to the pain of divorce | Letters — The Guardian — Opinion
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