What to do if a parent does not pay child maintenance?
You can ask a court for help if the other parent does not pay any child maintenance they owe you. This is known as taking ‘enforcement action’. You cannot enforce an arrangement you’ve made yourself – you need to make it legally binding first. You can also ask the court to change an existing child maintenance decision or make a new one.
When do child support payments stop in New Zealand?
Payments stop when your child turns 18 (unless they’re still at school), or if they: stop living with the receiving carer work full time (30 hours a week or more) receive a benefit or student allowance live in a de facto relationship, or get married.
Is it wrong for fathers to ask for maintenance?
It is not only mothers who want to know how much maintenance they should claim. Fathers are very much interested in wanting to know how much they should pay. It is my view that there is nothing wrong with a father wanting to know whether or not he is paying too much maintenance.
Can a father avoid paying maintenance if he is unemployed?
However, what I do have the issue with is when fathers try to avoid their maintenance obligations. Even if you are unemployed, you can still pay maintenance depending on your means. And then you have mothers who want to exploit the fathers. The same applies when the roles are reversed.
You can ask a court for help if the other parent does not pay any child maintenance they owe you. This is known as taking ‘enforcement action’. You cannot enforce an arrangement you’ve made yourself – you need to make it legally binding first. You can also ask the court to change an existing child maintenance decision or make a new one.
Who is required to pay child support in New Zealand?
Note: A child who is covered by the scheme is called a “qualifying child”. To be a qualifying child, a child must also either be a New Zealand citizen or be ordinarily resident in New Zealand. “Liable parent” – a parent who must pay child support.
Who is required to pay child maintenance in Ireland?
Child maintenance can be paid by either parent or by both parents if another relative or guardian has custody of the child³. Under Irish law, both parents are legally required to provide financially for their children. In Ireland, you might be required to pay or eligible to receive child maintenance if you:
It is not only mothers who want to know how much maintenance they should claim. Fathers are very much interested in wanting to know how much they should pay. It is my view that there is nothing wrong with a father wanting to know whether or not he is paying too much maintenance.