Facts
A. (born 1959) and B. (born 1951) had married on May 14, 1993. By decision of the District Court of Liestal dated August 15, 2013, the marriage was dissolved and, among other things, the equal division of the vested benefits of the occupational pension scheme acquired during the marriage was ordered.
The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft, Social Insurance Law Division, opened the procedure for the division of the vested benefits on September 19, 2013. By decision dated November 20, 2014, it instructed the BVG Collective Foundation Swiss Life to transfer the amount of CHF 7,166.70 from B.'s pension account to A.'s pension account with the C. Pension Fund.
A. filed a public law appeal with the request to increase the amount to be transferred.
Considerations
The Federal Court finds that in the event of divorce, the vested benefits to be determined for the duration of the marriage are to be divided according to Articles 122 and 123 of the Swiss Civil Code and Articles 280 and 281 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code (Article 22(1) of the Vested Benefits Act).
Since the marriage was concluded before January 1, 1995, pursuant to Article 22a of the Vested Benefits Act, the vested benefit at the time of…