Renunciation of inheritance for a minor child
Decision of the OLG Düsseldorf – Case No. 3 WF 81/24 Parents are allowed to renounce an inheritance on behalf of their minor child if
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Renunciation of inheritance for a minor child
Decision of the OLG Düsseldorf – Case No. 3 WF 81/24 Parents are allowed to renounce an inheritance on behalf of their minor child if
Entitlement to maintenance for education during the Voluntary Social Year after high school
Entitlement to Educational Maintenance after Completing Secondary School when Undertaking a Voluntary Social Year The question of whether there is an entitlement to educational maintenance
Career advancement and separation maintenance: income is disregarded
Consideration of Income Increases Due to Career Advances in Separation Maintenance – Fundamental Issues and Current Developments The calculation of separation maintenance remains a complex
Child allowance is considered income of the child under maintenance law
The Child Supplement in the Context of Maintenance Law: Consideration as the Child’s Income The treatment of state transfer payments under maintenance law is regularly
Child Support: After-School Care Costs When a Parent is Employed
Costs of after-school care for working parents and their classification within the scope of child support The question of whether expenses for after-school care, incurred
Federal Court of Justice Ruling: Right of usufruct for gifted property and parental maintenance
The relationship between gifts of real estate, reserved usufruct, and the duties regarding parental maintenance is one of the complex issues in family and social
Classification of post-marital severance payments under Moroccan law in German maintenance law The Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, in its decision of July 7, 2020
Post-marital Settlement under Moroccan Law is not Separation Maintenance
Classification of subsequent compensation payments under Moroccan law in the context of German maintenance law The increasing international interconnection of family lifestyles regularly gives rise
Granting Use of an Apartment to a Dependent Parent Reduces Cash Maintenance
Reduction of cash maintenance obligation through provision of housing: Current case law from the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main The clarification of maintenance
Diesel Emissions Scandal: Claims for Damages in Cases of Intentional Harm
Claim for damages in the context of the diesel emissions scandal – Judgment of the Düsseldorf Regional Court On September 3, 2019, the Düsseldorf Regional
Federal Court of Justice decision on contesting legal paternity – Implications for fathers with maintenance obligations On October 7, 2020, the Federal Court of Justice
Claim for Damages in Used Car Purchases in the Emissions Scandal
Ruling of the Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court on Claims for Damages in the Diesel Emissions Scandal With its judgment of 26.11.2019 (ref.: 17 U 44/19),
BGH Judgment on the Assertion of Child Support by the Advance Maintenance Fund
Legal limits to judicial enforcement of child support claims by the Advance Maintenance Payment Office against beneficiaries of social welfare – Analysis of a recent
Sole Decision-Making Authority in Child Support and True Alternating Residence Model
Overview of current case law on the sole right of decision in matters of child support in the genuine alternating residence model Family law has
Maintenance Advance Excluded in Case of Physical Separation Abroad
Legal framework for the advance maintenance payment The advance maintenance payment serves to secure the minimum maintenance for children who live with only one parent
Corona Bridging Aid is Subject to Income Tax
Corona bridging aid as income relevant for maintenance law – Current developments The assessment of government support measures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
Maintenance obligation for minors before first vocational training in older cases
No priority for initial vocational training in cases of increased child maintenance obligations for minor children The Higher Regional Court (OLG) Bamberg confirmed in its
Jurisdiction of Courts in Divorce Petitions – Important Information
Judicial jurisdiction for divorce applications in the European context – New impetus through the ECJ ruling The area of tension between international family law and
Federal Court Decision on Retirement Planning with Private Pension Insurance
Spousal retirement maintenance and the admissibility of the investment form – Decision of the BGH The question of how spousal retirement maintenance is to be
Year of Separation During Imprisonment: Recognition of Intent to Separate
Year of Separation and Imprisonment: Key Aspects of Recognized Separation in Family Law Family law sets out specific requirements under which the so-called year of
