Pension Adjustment Orders (PAOs) can raise difficult issues for trustees of occupational pension schemes.  Under the Family Law Acts trustees must be put on notice prior to a PAO being made and often the trustees are asked to review draft PAOs and confirm that they are capable of implementation.  This has the potential to expose trustees to liability.  Once the PAO is formally made by a Court it may prove very difficult to have it amended.  In order to reduce the risks of receiving a PAO which the trustees cannot implement, it is prudent for trustees to have a procedure in place for reviewing PAOs when they receive them.  Any issues which arise can then be dealt with as early as possible in the process.  These seven steps should assist with an initial review of a draft PAO and reviewing any final PAOs trustees receive.
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