The Pension division system during divorce - In reference to Germany -

• Project/Area Number: 23730086
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Civil law
• Research Institution: University of Fukui
• Principal Investigator: IKOMA TOSHIHIDE 福井大学, 教育地域科学部, 准教授 (00514027)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2012
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
• Budget Amount: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 年金分割 / 離婚 / ドイツ / 財産分与

Research Abstract

In Japan, a pension division system that allows pensions to be divided in the event of divorce was introduced in 2007. However, the system has experienced less use than expected.Therefore, this research focuses on the German system, which was used as the basis for the Japanese system, and investigates the features that were prominent for the creation of the Japanese system. The German system itself was revised in 2009.
The results of our research concluded that we should approach the system from the perspective of social security law, and henceforth presume a uniform and equal division of pension.Furthermore, this institutional correspondence is essential.