Ex-Files with Jeremy Sutton: Is your KiwiSaver relationship property?

OPINION My partner and I have been together for five years. While I have put 8% of my salary into KiwiSaver, my partner has also been in a high-income job but has not been contributing to KiwiSaver. I have been contributing to KiwiSaver for 15 years.

My partner has been spending money on holidays overseas and an expensive car. That car has reduced its value significantly. My partner is 45, and I am 60.



Is the KiwiSaver/superannuation fund relationship property? Can I withdraw money from my KiwiSaver to pay my partner out a share of her relationship property claim? Yes , your relationship property is the property owned by you and/or your partner that needs to be divided (generally 50/50) when you separate. What constitutes relationship property is legally determined by the Property (Relationships) Act 1976. For many couples, KiwiSaver is their biggest asset after their family home.

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