Facts
The appellant [A.] and the respondent [B.] were married and divorced in 2013. In the context of the divorce, the division of the departure benefits of the occupational pension scheme had to be regulated. The Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft transferred the amount of CHF 13'670.86 from [B.] 's pension account to [A.] 's pension account with the [C.] Pension Fund.
[A.] filed a complaint with the Federal Supreme Court and requested that the case be referred back to the lower court for a public and oral hearing and a new decision. She claims that the lower court incorrectly calculated the amount of the departure benefit to be divided and that the lump-sum payment of the departure benefit when [B.] started self-employment was not taken into account.
Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court partially upheld the complaint and ordered that the amount of CHF 13'670.86 be accrued from August 15 to December 31, 2013, with the regulatory interest rate or, subsidiarily, the OPA minimum interest rate of 1.5%, from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2015, with the regulatory interest rate or, subsidiarily, the OPA minimum interest rate of 1.75%, from January 1, 2016, with the regulatory interest rate or, subsidiarily, the OPA minimum interest rate of 1.25%, and, if applicable, from the 31st day after the entry into force of this judgment or on the day of the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court, with a default interest rate of 2.25%.
The Federal Supreme Court found that the lower court correctly calculated the amount of the departure benefit to be divided and that the lump-sum payment of the departure benefit when [B.] started self-employment did not need to be taken into account, as it was made…