Distribution of additional child benefit in case of intensive care?


Questioner

I am divorced. For one of my children, living at home and registered at my home address, we have been receiving double child benefit for the entirety of 2022 due to intensive care. The double child benefit is deposited by the SVB into a joint child account with my ex-partner. My ex-partner and I have co-parenthood. Now, at the end of last year, I received a message that I may be eligible for an additional contribution (https://www.svb.nl/nl/kinderbijslag/dubbele-kinderbijslag/extra-kinderbijslag-bij-intensieve-zorg). Since I am single, have no fiscal partner and receive double child benefit all year round, I am entitled to the additional contribution that I also applied for and received. Now the question is how I deal with this received contribution. My ex-partner has been living together with a new partner for a long time now and has sufficient income. She can therefore not claim this extra contribution, even if my daughter were registered at her home address. Am I obliged to also pay this additional contribution in the context of child benefit into the child's account or can I, as the applicant, use it freely to cover my share of the costs for intensive care for my daughter?

Lawyer

I advise you to look in your covenant what agreements you made during the divorce. There is probably a provision in the covenant, which will answer the question of whether you are obliged to deposit the additional contribution in the context of child benefit into the child account. You can also always discuss in mutual consultation with your ex-partner how to deal with the additional contribution, to prevent any discussions. Contact us via 0800 822 4433 or send an e-mail to info@echtscheidingswinkel.nl if we can help you further.

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