Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments: Part of the Child Support orthe Social Security System in Germany/Europe

3rd Gender and Legislation ForumGender Equality and Family Committee of

National Assembly & Korean Women's Development InstituteDr. Thomas Meysen

German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family Law (DIJuF)

Seoul, 10 July 2014

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

Germany 2013•80,777,000 inhabitants•8,298,326 children (0-12 y.)•468,463 children (0-12 y.) received advance payments

• 285,301 children of non-married parents

• 123,141 children of se-perated married parents

• 53,080 children of divorced parents

• 4,891 semi-orphans• 2,050 children with one

institutionalized parent

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

Maintenance Advance Payments Act came into force on 1 July 1983

legal claim: legal prerequisites children living with only one parent children from 0 to under 12 years old no or no regular child support payments by

other parent no means testing in child‘s household (payment

is independent of income of custodial parent)

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

Maintenance Advance Payments Act came into force on 1 July 1983

payments 133 EUR/month (0 to under 6 y.) 180 EUR/month (6 to under 12 y.) max. duration 6 years (72 months)

deduction from social security payments if members of household are recipients

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

total payments 2013: 858,902,532 EUR 1/3 paid by federal State:

286,300,844 EUR 2/3 paid by Länder and communities:

572,601,688 EUR

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

legal child support claim transfers to Länder as creditor

total recovery from child support debtor 2013: 176,744,190 EUR = 20,58% 1/3 intake of federal State:

58,914,730 EUR 2/3 intake of Länder and communities:

117,829,460 EUR quota differs between 54.3% in Bavaria and

12.8% in Bremen

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

classification of German system of maintenance advance payment in from beginning on intended as part of social

security for Germany‘s largest group living in poverty: single mothers

temporary social benefit for a critical time in a single parent‘s life

never meant as recollectable surrogat for child support payments with expected recovery

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Germany

current discussions about a potential reform no payments if child‘s household receives

social benefits shortening of the receipt period of advance

payments

Advance Payments in EU/Switzerland

28 EU Member States

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in EUexist: yes / no

Advance Payments No Advance Payments

15: AustriaBulgaria[Croatia]DenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyHungaryLuxembourgMaltaPolandSwedenSlovak RepublicSlovenia

13: BelgiumCyprusCzech RepublicGreeceIrlandItalyLatviaLithuaniaNetherlandsPortugalRomaniaSpainUnited Kingdom

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in EUsystematic categorizing

direct child support surrogate

social benefit:not means tested

social benefit:means tested

4: AustriaCroatiaLuxembourgMalta

8: DenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyPolandSloveniaSweden

3: BulgariaHungarySlovac Republic

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in EUamount of payments

Austria Luxembourg Malta Croatiaaccording to child support order

during minority

according to child support order

during minority

according to child support order

during minority

according to child support order

as long as child is in urgent need

Germany Poland Denmark Finland180/133 €/month

max. 72 months

167 €/month

during minority

167 €/month

during minority

151,85 €/month

during minority

Sweden Slovac Republic

France Estonia

146 €/month

during minoritypossibly until age 20

max.108,50 €/month

during minority

90,85 €/month

during minority

3,20 €/day

max. 90 days

Slovenia Hungary Bulgaria72,46/79,70/94,19 €/month

during minority

48 €/monthduring minority

discretionary conditions set by Ministry

limited time

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments: South Corean ideas

Article 14: Temporary Urgent Aid System of Child Support Payment means tested

less payments more administrative expenses

temporary How long and what are the criteria? What, if the dependence lasts longer?

discretionary: decision of the chief of the Managing Institute on Child Support Payment

Guidelines? Binding regulations?

Deutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht e.V. (DIJuF)

Advance Payments in Europe

ContactDeutsches Institut für Jugendhilfe und Familienrecht (DIJuF) e. V.

German Institute for Youth Human Services and Family LawDr. Thomas Meysen

P.O. Box 10 20 20, 69010 HeidelbergPoststraße 17, 69115 Heidelberg

Tel.: +49-62 21-98 18-11Fax: +49-62 21-98 18-28

E-Mail: thomas.meysen@dijuf.de

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