"The best performing pension could produce more than three times more pension income than the worst performing one. The really bad news is that your pension fund is more likely to be amongst the bad than the good" The Observer
Your solicitor will advise you if he feels that an independent expert might be worth the additional fees.
Hopefully he or she will be one of a growing number of divorce lawyers who recognise that the required standard method of valuation of pension rights – the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value (CETV) – is by no means appropriate as the only calculation or observations which should be considered or, ultimately, presented to the Court. Members (or spouses) of the Police Force, armed forces, pension members or spouses in ill health and spouses of significantly unequal ages are but a few examples of where actuarial input could prove invaluable to your negotiations.
Where to find actuaries specialising in pensions and divorce valuations?