After a separation, the issues extend far beyond child custody or how to divide the household furniture fairly without resorting to a chainsaw – maintenance payments also come into play. In most cases, one party is obligated to pay, especially when children remain with only one parent (child maintenance) and no arrangement for shared custody has been made.
Just as often as those obliged to pay maintenance try to avoid doing so (for example, spousal maintenance after separation), those entitled to receive maintenance try to obtain payments to which they are not entitled (for example, maintenance after divorce). Information is concealed, supporting documents are edited or forged, payslips show considerably less income than during the marriage, or the maintenance recipient can supposedly no longer work part-time because the child can no longer stay with Grandma – even though that was never an issue during the marriage.
If you suspect that your ex-partner is paying you too little maintenance, or if you believe that you are paying too much and want to know whether your ex-partner is taking advantage of you, then turn to the private investigators of Kurtz Investigations Düsseldorf: +49 211 9874 0021.