Women's Pension Project Fact Sheets
- Inequities in the Law -- A fact sheet describing loopholes in pension law that disproportionately hurt women.
- Pension Rights at Divorce -- A pension earned during marriage is generally considered to be a joint asset of both husband and wife. However, it is up to state divorce courts to decide whether and how pension assets are divided, and whether survivors benefits are payable.
- State Plans and Divorce -- Each state retirement system has its own rules relating to the division of state employees' pensions in divorce proceedings. This fact sheet provides basic information on each state retirement system's rules.
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