Pension Adjustment Orders
The interaction of Family Law and pensions represents one of the most complex areas of legislation often with very significant assets at stake. Whether you are an individual, a legal practitioner or somebody responsible for a pension scheme as administrator or trustee, we can help.
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Pension Administrators and Trustees
Attain, in conjunction with our business partner, Public Authority Pensions Services Limited, (PAPS) offer a range of services to assist practioners, including public service adminstrators, in dealing with and administering Pension Adjustment Orders (PAOs).
The following is a list of the unique services we provide:- We offer specialist pensions family law training sessions to help groups and individuals to deepen their knowledge of the issues involved.
- If you have a specific query on a particular pao issue we will answer it for you through our advice and support service.
- If you administer a scheme and have a number of family law cases you are unsure how to handle, we can carry out an audit of all of the pension adjustment orders currently on your books. We will either provide you with a clean bill of health or a list of actions that you need to undertake.
Our pensions adjustment order advice service provides a very practical helping hand to assist pensions administrators and trustees in getting through the PAO minefield.The Administration of Pension Adjustment Orders is an extremely complex area. Many of the situations that arise may be by a pension scheme administrator only once in a working lifetime. The Pensions Board has described the regulations in this area as "Among the most detailed statutory requirements with which trustees have to comply".If you would like more information regarding this service or any other aspects of PAOs please contact our Family Law specialist Phelim O'Reilly and your query will be dealt with in strict confidence. -
Legal Practitioners
The complexity of the legislation when combined with the uniqueness of each situation makes it a challenge for legal practitioners to ensure all pensions issues can be identified and dealt with appropriately. Attain can advise on the actuarial/pension aspects in divorce and legal separation cases. We can assist in preparing or reviewing draft pension adjustment orders as appropriate. We can also advise on Financial Compensation Orders. We will use our pensions expertise to draw attention to the specific pension issues which the legal practitioner might have difficulty in identifying.If you would like more information regarding this service or any other aspects of PAOs please contact our Family Law specialist Phelim O'Reilly and your query will be dealt with in strict confidence. -
Individuals
Pension benefits can often be one of the largest assets that an individual possesses and it is critical to get it right in terms of how pensions are treated in Family Law situations. Whether it is in respect of negotiating the terms of an agreement or ensuring that the treatment of pensions is accurately reflected in the relevant orders, it is important to have the appropriate pensions expertise available.
Attain can advise you on the actuarial and pension aspects in divorce and legal separation cases. We can assist in drafting or reviewing pension adjustment orders and advise on Financial Compensation Orders. We will use our pensions expertise to draw attention to the specific pension issues which the legal practitioner might have difficulty in identifying.If you would like more information regarding this service or any other aspects of PAOs please contact our Family Law specialist Phelim O'Reilly and your query will be dealt with in strict confidence.
