Entry into force of Pension Division in the Event of Divorce Act postponed again

The target date of July 1, 2022, for the amended Pension Division in the Event of Divorce Act to take effect was missed. After the fall of the previous government, the bill was declared controversial. This delayed its consideration. The bill is now scheduled for the House of Representatives in early September.

The fall of Rutte III had already delayed the hoped-for effective date of the law from January 1st of this year to July 1st. But even that last date has now been missed.

Pension entitlement
Thanks to the bill, married couples and registered partners will have their own pension entitlement after divorce, with respect to the pension provider. This means that ex-partners will no longer be dependent on each other. The new law will not apply to couples who live together but are not married or registered partners. The proposal by the Association of Mediators in the Notary (VMN) and the Royal Dutch Notarial Association (KNB) to treat people with a notarial cohabitation agreement, containing agreements on mutual care obligations, the same as people in a marriage or registered partnership, was not adopted.