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Getting Pension In A Divorce.

This is a huge thing that is overlooked in a divorce.  It is also another reason I stress  a good divorce lawyer, a good divorce lawyer is going to more then likely ask about your husbands pension and see about how much you will receive in the divorce.  Especially if the marriage has been a long one.  Not always is it noticed in a divorce, but in most cases a good divorce lawyer is going to look at every thing in the divorce.  Alimony in divorce, all your debt in the divorce, and also your husbands pension.  Also this is another question that has been asked, can I reopen my divorce case because of your husbands pension, yes you can, especially if no one informed you in the divorce or you had no idea that you could get part of your husbands pension in the divorce, but again, reopening a divorce case even for pension is tough, but there is an application for it.  So lets take a look.

1.  First off if your going to reopen the divorce for your husbands pension, you are going to have to have some VERY detailed papers on why, and how, basically that you did not know and your divorce lawyer never informed you, like I said reopening a divorce is a very touchy subject.

2.  There will be a legal brief to convince the divorce courts to reopen the divorce case for the pension that you had no idea you could get,and it needs to be an excellent brief.

3.  You will have to submit a CIS form.

Again a wife receiving her husbands pension after a divorce is not a punishment.  I sometimes get so very upset hearing people fight that another person is a gold digger especially after 25 years of marriage.  Marriage does not always last, and of course results in divorce, but each person does deserve a fair share in the divorce.  Remember if you are going through a divorce, make sure to ask your divorce lawyer about pension.

Posted: Jul 21 2008, 06:35 AM by Divorce | with no comments
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