Is a spouse who never worked entitled to a share of their working spouse’s pension or retirement accounts?

A spouse who has never worked is absolutely entitled to a portion of their spouse’s marital retirement accounts. All money earned during the marriage is marital money which is subject to division in a divorce.

Arin Fife is a family lawyer at Boyle Feinberg, P.C. in Illinois. To learn more about the firm, visit www.bffamlaw.com. Visit their firm profile here.