If the scheme does not allow the ex-spouse/civil partner to become a member, the transfer value can be paid to another pension plan that is willing to accept it.
The value could also be transferred to a scheme the ex-spouse/civil partner is already a member of, if the rules of the receiving scheme allow it.
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