The first thing is not to panic.  You are not alone in knowing little or nothing about pensions.

The best place to start is by reading our Pension in Divorce Guide, available free to download here.

Then you will be in a position to work out what professional help you need.  If using a solicitor you should question them closely as to their knowledge of pensions.  Family law solicitors have a wide range of issues to master, and put simply pensions are less important than children and other personal matters.

You might wish to consider using a financial advisor, who are experts in personal finance.  Though again question them closely as not all advisors are specialists in the areas of divorce and pensions that will probably concern you most.

Finally keep our Pensions in Divorce Guide handy and keep checking on our site which guides you through the different steps and has answers to lots of the questions that will arise.