Pensions and divorce: Where advisers can add the most value

In divorce cases, the family home is often treated as the main prize, while pensions are left as an afterthought. For advisers, that imbalance can be one of the most important warning signs. For many clients, the pension may be one of the most valuable assets in the marital pot, but it is often sidelined in favour of what feels immediate and emotional. However, fair outcomes are as much about what retirement looks like ten or twenty years from now as where someone lives next year. That is why advisers have an important role to play in helping clients slow the conversation down and foc...