Family & life stages · Module 9

Divorce –
what gets
divided?

Not just furniture and account: your pension too.

A fair division
Step 1

The property settlement

Own propertyeach keeps theirs
Acquired propertysplit in half
Cut-off datevalue at dissolution
Step 2

The pension split

Pension fundsplit in half
Before marriageleft untouched
Half eachfifty-fifty
Special cases

Not always in half

Pension eventthe court decides
Waiveronly if provision secured
3rd pillarsurrender value counts
Watch out

Cohabitation: no split

Only marriageand registered partnership
Cohabitationno pension split
Gaprisky for the carer
Good to know

Is your pension protected?

💡 First step: Property law and pension splitting decide how fair a separation turns out – and how your provision stands. Clarify it in time.
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