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Portfolio competence units

The Portfolio Competence Units outline the competencies you must be able to demonstrate for each of the specialist portfolio areas in order to achieve specialist accreditation.

Financial Adviser Portfolio Competence Units

Pensions (Mandatory)

Tax & State Benefits

Cashflow Modelling & Budgeting

Lawyer Portfolio Competence Units

Please note: Case Studies and Questions will take account of the implementation of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 as appropriate.

Adoption

Advocacy – Financial Remedy Proceedings

Advocacy – Private Law Children

Child Abduction

Children Law – Private

Children Law – Public

Cohabitation & TOLATA

Complex Financial Remedies 1 (complex low income and assets)

Complex Financial Remedies 2 (complex middle/high income and assets)

Domestic Abuse

Family Agreements (Agreements for Family Relationships)

Financial Provision for Children

Forced Marriage & ‘Honour’ Based Violence

Insolvency

International

Pensions

Preserving & Locating Family Assets (Emergency Procedures in Financial Remedies)

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