Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2010
532 Deputy Chris Andrews asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if provisions are in place to ensure that a person who leaves the State is obliged to continue paying child support to a parent resident here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48447/09]
View answerDepending on the country in which a maintenance debtor relocates there are provisions in the Maintenance Orders Act 1974, the Maintenance Act 1994 and in EU Regulation 44/2001 under which a creditor residing here may claim recovery of maintenance. The Central Authority for Maintenance Recovery in my Department can provide assistance to a claimant if the debtor is living in the UK or another EU member state or in any country which is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Recovery of Maintenance Abroad. Assistance can be provided in establishing, enforcing, or varying a maintenance order, and there is generally no cost to the claimant.
