Question juridique clé
Whether the divorced spouse’s share of the vested benefits must be paid in cash to a bank account or transferred to a vested benefits account.
Solution extraite
The share had to be transferred as a vested benefits payment to a vested benefits account; cash payment to a free bank account was not allowed.
Motifs extraits
Art. 122 ZGB requires equal division of the vested benefits accrued during marriage, and the split share must generally preserve occupational pension protection under Arts. 22-22b FZG. None of the cash-payment grounds under Art. 5 FZG applied, and Art. 124 ZGB was inapplicable because the husband’s vested benefits could still be divided.