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Questioner

can my daughter claim alimony retroactively for 17 years. father did not provide any financial capacity at the court and I had to make this request from the municipality because they needed this information. He worked for a friend in the catering industry and was already paid black and white. In the same year of the hearing he did buy a house with his girlfriend. He wanted to claim that he could send gifts to the address on mother's side, me, birthdays, Sinterklaas, Christmas. She never received anything and it is stated in the judgment what he wants to claim and I must give this opportunity. To what extent can my daughter be assisted in this. Will she be assigned a lawyer and legal aid and what can she rely on.

Lawyer

Your daughter cannot claim child support retroactively. What you can do is apply for this via the court by engaging a lawyer. Your daughter is entitled to a contribution until the age of 18, after which she can receive support herself. The fact that she has a part-time job or earns money in some other way can affect the application. Do not wait too long, because the child support and the 'continued maintenance obligation' until the age of 21 will soon be over. Incidentally, your daughter, but possibly you too, are entitled to a supplement. The income from 2010 is taken into account. For more information, visit www.rvr.org