Pension lawyers taking part in the survey also expressed concern about the current employer exodus from defined benefit (DB) schemes.
Not exact matches
At least you grasp the fact that the little people do not deserve to be attacked, only the pigs at the trough like the
lawyers who make millions from their firms and get on a school district payroll so they can
take down a
pension too!
As a result, many
lawyers take the path of least resistance and will want to QDRO the
pension.
If you are considering divorce and there are significant assets to be
taken into account, such as property, a business, a
pension, an expected inheritance, a large salary or simply money in the bank, you should speak to a family
lawyer who specialises in matrimonial finances immediately.
Take Action: If you are a current or former Federal Public Servant who settled a separation or divorce based upon a
Pension Division Report and subsequently had your years of service corrected, amended or changed please contact LettsLaw to speak to a
lawyer.
Ginevra has regularly provided training to junior
pensions lawyers and taken an active role in the north west and north east Association of Pension L
lawyers and
taken an active role in the north west and north east Association of
Pension LawyersLawyers.
Take, for example, «going forward» (as in this statement by a
lawyer quoted in today's Globe and Mail: «[I] f you don't meet the grandfathering criteria you're not going to get any growth going forward because your
pension is frozen as of that date...»); nearly all of the time you could — and should — omit it; other parts of the sentence do the work for you, making it clear that you're talking about the future.
We also encourage our team to
take TPR and PMI qualifications and to complete PMI CPD, to attend Association of
Pension Lawyers events and conferences, to join local and national
pensions organisations and to participate fully in the industry of which we are a part.
At this point, each
lawyer may recommend that his / her client
take advantage of supportive counselling in relation to the separation or consider the use of impartial professionals for addressing some of the family law issues (e.g. a mediator for parenting issues, a business valuator or actuary to value
pensions, etc.).