Adjustment of the division of care for children - Legal Aid Centre

Questioner

Hello My ex and I are now going to divide the care for the children differently. It will now be week by week, which was different before. This is described in a decision and in the covenant that we have. where and how can we make the adjustment and how is this legally recorded? Are we also entitled to compensation, given that we both currently earn below the average income? kind regards

Lawyer

You can determine for yourself how you will divide the care from now on. It is wise to have the document in which you write down the new arrangement signed by both parents. Draw it up in duplicate, so that you each have your own copy. You do not write that you have also made another arrangement about the division of the costs of the children. If that is the case, you can also record that new financial arrangement. The arrangement you have is a co-parenting arrangement. You are both entitled to the income-dependent combination discount if one of the children is younger than 12 years old on 1 January of the year. You may be entitled to the child-related budget. You can make a trial calculation on the website toeslagen.nl. The person who is the applicant for the child benefit can also apply for the child-related budget. If desired, you can each be the applicant for child benefit and KGB for one of the children. You will have to calculate what is most advantageous. What is advantageous also depends on whether there are new partners with whom you live together.