Applying for child-related budget? Get free legal advice!

Questioner

My son has been divorced for 7 years and has a daughter of almost 12. The first few years he paid alimony, but in recent years he has had joint custody, but that is not set out anywhere. She is with my son three days a week. They pay the costs together, the mother receives the child benefit, and my son has to provide her own clothes. Now my son wants to apply for a child-related budget because he has been on unemployment benefits for a long time and also has to pay school fees, etc. and his ex is not entitled to this because she and her new boyfriend are above the limit, but she does not cooperate, is he entitled to this?

Lawyer

Perhaps, given the circumstances you have described, it would be wise to request a change in the main residence of the daughter, so that she will henceforth live and be registered with her father. In that case, nothing needs to change in the division of care and upbringing tasks. She can then still be with her mother 4 days per week. Her father can then claim the child-related budget and child benefit. This will create more financial scope to contribute to the daughter's expenses.