Case Studies » Family » Widows/Survivors

Question at Issue:

Backdating pension to cover the period of the appellant’s second marriage following the granting of a decree of civil nullity.

Question At Issue:

Backdating pension to cover the period of the appellant’s second marriage following the granting of a decree of civil nullity.

Question At Issue:

Decision to reject the appellant’s claim to a Widow’s (Contributory) Pension on grounds that she was not regarded as the legal wife of a person who had been divorced in the United Kingdom prior to their marriage.

Question At Issue:

Whether it was correct to award a (pro-rata) Widows Pension in connection with a claim made in 2006; the appellant held that an earlier claim made in 1992 had not been determined.