perthgooner

Not sure if this is the correct forum but anyway ... My wife and I hold dual (UK/Aus) citizenship. We lived in Aus between 1997 and 1999 (on a temp work visa) and then 2004-2010 (on a permanent visa - we got Aus citizenship during that period). We returned to the UK in June 2010 for family reasons. We are now going through a divorce after 18 years of marriage. The divorce in the UK will include a financial order that (thankfully) we agreed on without the need for lots of fighting in court. That order will include the splitting of the UK Pensions and the Aus Super 50:50. The UK pension pot is very small compared to the Aus Super. Has anyone been through this process and can they tell me how difficult it was to get an Aus Super Fund to split the current pot when the divorce happens in the UK. The intention is to put 50% of the current fund into another Australian super fund that my (soon to be ex) wife already has. Any help is appreciated. Thanks perthGooner

The family lived in Perth from 2004 to 2010 and moved back for family reasons. I now find myself about to be divorced. Both my (soon to be) ex-wife and I have dual citizenship (UK and AUS). I have a significant super fund in Aus and as part of the divorce settlement (under UK jurisdiction) we have agreed to split the pension in the UK and the super fund in Aus. My question is - has anyone had to split their AUS Super fund as part of a divorce in the UK and if so how difficult was it? Are there any words of advice or pitfalls that I should be aware of? Thanks