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Accrued-gains calculator
Estimate the equalisation claim.

Who pays whom, and how much, in the divorce? Enter each spouse’s initial and final assets – the calculator works out each one’s accrued gain and from it the equalisation claim (half the difference, § 1378 BGB). With the marriage and cut-off dates it adjusts the initial assets for purchasing power. Nothing is transmitted; it all runs in your browser.

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Accrued-gains calculator

Estimate the equalisation of accrued gains

Enter the asset items for both spouses – final assets, initial assets and inherited or gifted assets, itemised if you wish. The calculation runs entirely in your browser.

The calculation runs only in your browser – nothing is transmitted.

Key dates (optional – for indexation)

Spouse A

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Spouse B

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Equalisation claim

Enter the items for both spouses – final assets and initial assets, itemised if you wish.

Simplified illustration. A spouse’s accrued gain cannot become negative (§ 1373 BGB); inheritances and gifts count towards the initial assets and remain exempt from equalisation (§ 1374 Abs. 2 BGB). Once marriage and cut-off dates are set, the calculator adjusts the initial and the privileged assets upward for purchasing power (consumer price index, base year 2020 = 100, § 1376 BGB). The equalisation claim is also limited by the debtor’s available final assets (§ 1378 Abs. 2 BGB). Only the actual values and supporting evidence are decisive – have it calculated precisely.

Under the statutory matrimonial regime of the community of accrued gains, each spouse’s assets stay separate during the marriage. Only on divorce is it compared who gained more during the marriage – and that accrued gain is equalised by half.

Basis

How the equalisation claim arises

For each spouse the calculator forms the accrued gain: final assets minus initial assets (§ 1373 BGB). A negative gain counts as zero. Whoever achieved the higher gain owes the other half the difference (§ 1378 Abs. 1 BGB).

Only the increase is equalised, not the assets themselves.

With the marriage and cut-off dates, the calculator adjusts the initial assets upward for purchasing power (§ 1376 BGB) – so inflation is taken out. Inheritances and gifts count towards the privileged initial assets (§ 1374 Abs. 2 BGB) and stay exempt. And the claim is capped: the debtor need not pay more than their available final assets (§ 1378 Abs. 2 BGB).

Context

What the calculator cannot do

The calculator is an illustration. It does not reflect the valuation of real estate, businesses or life insurance, valuation dates, disclosure and document claims or special cases. How to substantiate and enforce your initial and final assets is set out on our page on division of assets.

We calculate your case precisely and enforce disclosure and the claim – get in touch.

Frequently asked

Frequently asked questions

How does the calculator work out the equalisation claim?

For each spouse it forms the accrued gain: final assets minus initial assets (§ 1373 BGB), never negative. Whoever achieved the higher gain owes the other half the difference (§ 1378 Abs. 1 BGB). The claim is capped at the debtor’s available final assets (§ 1378 Abs. 2 BGB).

What do the marriage and cut-off dates do?

With both dates set, the calculator adjusts the initial assets and privileged acquisitions upward to the cut-off date for purchasing power (§ 1376 BGB), using the consumer price index. That way only the real, inflation-adjusted increase is equalised.

Do inheritances and gifts count?

They count towards the privileged initial assets (§ 1374 Abs. 2 BGB) and remain exempt from equalisation. Enter them as a separate “Inheritance / gift” item with the year acquired; the calculator indexes them and adds them to the initial assets.

Are my entries transmitted or stored?

No. The calculation runs entirely in your browser – no values are sent to or stored on a server.

Is the result legally binding?

No, it is an illustration. It does not reflect the valuation of real estate, businesses or life insurance, valuation dates, disclosure claims or special cases. For a reliable calculation you should have the figures reviewed by a lawyer.

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