R-9, r. 5 - Regulation respecting benefits

Section 15 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

15. The following information and documents shall be provided with an application for the partition of a retirement pension between married spouses or civil union spouses:

(1)  the name, address and social insurance number of each spouse;

(2)  the spouses’ certificate of marriage or civil union or the certificate of civil status of one of the spouses; and

(3)  in the case of married spouses, a statement by the applicant to the effect that he is not legally separated;

(4)  the period, if any, of conjugal relationship prior to the spouses’ marriage or civil union, which period shall be attested by the signing of the application by both spouses.

Where the application is made by de facto spouses, it shall be accompanied with, in addition to the information referred to in paragraph 1 of the first paragraph, the following information and documents:

(1)  the date on which the conjugal relationship began:

(2)  a statement that neither of the spouses is joined by marriage or civil union to another person;

(3)  a mention of any period during which the spouses did not live together in a conjugal relationship.

Where only one of the spouses receives a retirement pension payable under the Act, the birth certificate of the spouse who does not receive such pension shall be submitted with the application for partition, along with a statement that no contributions were paid for the spouse who is not the recipient of such pension under the Act or under a similar pension plan.

O.C. 967-94, s. 15; O.C. 279-99, s. 5; O.C. 851-2009, s. 6.