Our articles are written by experts in their field and include barristers, solicitors, judges, mediators, academics and professionals from a range of related disciplines. Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email emma.reitano@lexisnexis.co.uk.
Spotlight
Children and Same Sex Families
Children and Same Sex Families
Children and Same Sex Families: A Legal Handbook
More info
Mental Capacity
Mental Capacity
Mental Capacity: Law and Practice
More info
Evidence in Family Proceedings
Evidence in Family Proceedings
Evidence in Family Proceedings
More info
View All

Pension apportionment: resisting the straight-line orthodoxy

© Copyright LexisNexis 2026. All rights reserved.
Date:29 APR 2024
Third slide
Fiona Hay 2 Harcourt Buildings

David Lockett Senior Actuary Actuaries for Lawyers Ltd

Pension Apportionment – resisting the Straight-Line Orthodoxy. In non-needs cases it is often critical to be able to assess the proportion of pension accrued before or after the marriage/seamless cohabitation. PAG2 identifies three possible means of doing so but focusses on the two methods (the straight-line and deferred pension methods) which are most likely to assist the parties. The more common approach in practice is the straight-line method. The article provides information to enable the practitioner to identify when the deferred pension approach may be fairer and to provide the tools to obtain such a calculation where necessary. 

The full article has published in the April issue of Family Law

Read the full article in Family Law Journal on L+UK® (subject to subscription) here.

Subscribe to Family Law Journal print here.

Copyright © 2026 LexisNexis