A divorce or a relationship break-up could have the potential to jeopardise retirement savings. Australians are already struggling to save up the necessary $500,000 recommended so a single person can have a comfortable requirement. A relationship breakdown is even more of a hindrance to accumulating enough superannuation, especially when assets are combined under a super splitting arrangement. Women in Super chief executive Sandra Buckley said women were abandoning their superannuation because dividing up retirement assets were too tricky without legal advice. A divorce or a relationship break-up have the potential to jeopardise retirement savings. Women in Super chief executive Sandra Buckley said women were abandoning their superannuation because dividing up retirement assets were too tricky without legal advice. Stock image