Why fathers are worse off when it comes to pensions

If the parents do not agree to deviate from this practice, or if the parenting periods cannot be clearly proven, the father is at a disadvantage. “If a mother and father raise their child together without one parent having a predominant share in raising the child, the mother generally receives the child-rearing time,” comments the pension insurance. From the authority’s point of view, this preference is not only enshrined in Section 56 Paragraph 2 of the Social Security Code, but has also been confirmed by several judgments of the Federal Social Court (BSG).