Background
Mr & Mrs B were aged 48 and 52, in good health, with two teenage children. Mr B ran a successful business from land and buildings owned by one of his pension schemes. Substantial asset base.
Concerns
How to provide an adequate split of the assets which enabled Mr B to continue to run his business and Mrs B received a fair settlement.
How to factor in the Irish pension which was not subject to UK law.
What We Did
Advised share needed to be 54%:46% in Mrs B’s favour rising to 58%:42% ignoring the Irish pension.
We advised that Mrs B needed to resign as a trustee from the pension plan to ensure Mr B had full control of his pension assets.
The Results
Mr B retained land and buildings within his pension and retained his business.
Mrs B took the bulk of the other assets.
