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Child Benefit for Children in non Eu country

  • 09-02-2021 06:41AM
    #1
    tiobraid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    I'm hoping someone can help me on this. I'm an Irish father of children who are living abroad (in a non EU country). I personally live and work in Ireland and don't have the ability to work in the same country as my children live.

    I have gone through some very tough court cases and am left with a huge Child Support order which is almost leaving me with an impossible task of paying for them to visit Ireland or me myself visiting them. I want nothing more than to contribute to their upbringing but I've been left financially crippled due to numerous visits to court.
    It appears I can not claim any child benefit for them (they get no child benefit either where they live). Is this correct? It seems non-Irish (EU) citizens can claim for children who reside in other EU countries but an Irish father can't claim child benefit for his children who have Irish passports. Can anyone give any advice on this? Thanks in advance.
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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You don't have custody so no, you can't claim


  • #3
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,005 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Niner leprauchan wrote: »
    You don't have custody so no, you can't claim

    Custody isn't relevant here, residency is.

    It's EU family laws that allow resident parents of non resident children claim the payment as long as it is in payment in another EU state. When the child is resident in a non EU state no payment can be made.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,506 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    superman2000 wrote: »
    Custody isn't relevant here, residency is.

    It's EU family laws that allow resident parents of non resident children claim the payment as long as it is in payment in another EU state. When the child is resident in a non EU state no payment can be made.

    By the custodian and the mother if theres a couple incolved.

    Even non custodian Irish fathers of Irish children living in the EU cannot claim. Your info is wrong and misleading. How can a father with no legal rights make a financial claim? Silly silly post,


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