All the pensions to which you could be entitled, except the orphan's pension and the pension for a disabled person's child, are calculated on the basis of contributions paid and pensionable employment earnings. They also take into account any earnings that were added or subtracted as a result of partition following a divorce, separation or annulment of marriage . This makes it possible to increase the amount of your pension . This increases your average monthly earnings and increases the amount of your pension. However, the contributory period cannot be reduced to less than 120 months.
Partition covers all the years of the marriage unless the judgment indicates otherwise.
Partition can entitle a person to benefits or change the amount of a future benefit or one that is already being paid. Likewise, married spouses who haved ended their union will be able to apply for partition of their employment earnings for the period during which they lived together before marriage. Since the legislative provision that applies to them took effect only on 1 July 1999, they will not be eligible for partition until 1 July 2000. They must agree on partition and file a joint application. They must have lived in a conjugal relationship for at least 3 years, or for at least 1 year if a child was born or is to be born of their union, or if they adopted a child.