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Originally Posted by midnightvampyr
.....the division of assets/liabilities is a mathematical exercise so ensure that you have all the documents from the bank, insurance company, pension administrator. The pension amount will be determined as of the date of separation. .....
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blindsided - I share this view - it is just math (and deciding who keeps what that is not sold - but those items have a monetary value, so it is still just math). It should not be too hard to know exactly what you had/owed when you separated, and you get half - simple. Spousal support is the only tricky issue, as that depends on what happened during the marriage, but that is what the mediator is for! Don't accept less than half of ALL things (debts and assets) - it should be pretty simple.
SS can be a lump sum, but that is AFTER the even split of everything.