{
  "id": 3936167,
  "title": "Ex-Partner verstorben?: Rentenpunkte nach Scheidung zurückholen – so geht’s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/ex-partner-verstorben-rentenpunkte-nach-scheidung-zuruckholen-so-gehts",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T09:30:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/steuern-recht/ex-partner-verstorben-rentenpunkte-nach-scheidung-zurueckholen-so-gehts/100238854.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "When a married couple divorces, the family court typically automatically carries out a pension equalization. The pension rights gained during the marriage are then split evenly among the divorced parties. This is meant to balance out financial disadvantages if one partner has professionally put aside time for the household and family. Anyone who has previously handed over pension points in this way to their partner does not usually get them back. There is one exception: If the beneficiary ex-partner received the transferred pension rights for no more than 36 months, surviving ex-spouses can reverse the pension equalization. Many are unaware of this possibility, but the interest association for marital and family law (ISUV) points it out. This option of reversing the reduction must be initiated by the affected parties themselves. They need to file an application with the German Pension Insurance. The reversal takes effect upon approval, 30 days after the application is submitted, not retroactively from the date of the deceased ex-partner's death. It is important to note that the deceased ex-partner's death is not notified to the divorced parties by the authorities. Who receives the information and who lets the 36-month deadline pass is beyond the divorced parties' control, and they have no further opportunity to reverse the reduction.",
  "summary": "Stirbt der oder die Ex innerhalb von drei Jahren nach der Scheidung, lässt sich der vorgenommene Versorgungsausgleich rückgängig machen - von allein geschieht das aber nicht.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}