Let $R$ be a ring, let $\mathfrak {a}\subseteq R$ be an ideal, and let $M$ be an $R$-module. Let ${\Gamma }_{\mathfrak{a}}$ denote the $\mathfrak{a}$-torsion functor. Conditions are given for the (weakly) associated primes of ${\Gamma }_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)$ to be the (weakly) associated primes of $M$ containing $\mathfrak{a}$, and for the (weakly) associated primes of $M/{\Gamma }_{\mathfrak{a}}(M)$ to be the (weakly) associated primes of $M$ not containing $\mathfrak{a}$.