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(e) Maintenance obligations in cases of joint parental responsibility (parent and non-parent)
and joint guardianship (article 1:2w and article 1:282, paragraph 6 in conjunction with
article 1:253W Civil Code).
Stepparents: only when the stepchildren form part of the family and only during a
marriage or registered partnership.
(f) Maintenance obligations between spouses following a judicial separation (article 1:169,
paragraph 2 in conjunction with article 157 Civil Code).
(g) Maintenance obligations of the biological father / life partner of the mother: if a child has
a mother and no father, its biological father is under an obligation to contribute to the
costs of the child’s care and upbringing and the costs of the child’s upkeep and education
as a young adult (18-21). This obligation continues after the age of 21 if the child is
indigent. The same obligation (article 1:394 Civil Code) applies to a woman’s life partner
who has consented to an act that may have resulted in the conception of the child
(artificial insemination using donor sperm, in vitro fertilisation).
NEW ZEALAND
For child support it is the qualifying children from the relationship and for spousal maintenance
it is the spouses (husband/wife).
NORWAY
Children up to 18 years of age will always be entitled to support. If the child has reached the age
of 18 and study in a comprehensive, secondary education he/she will also be entitled to support,
(discretionary assessment). In addition, spouses may receive maintenance support, but only if
the divorced spouse is expected to have severe problems of supporting himself, caused by long
periods of care for home and children.
PANAMA
In Panama are eligible to benefit from a decision of maintenance, spouses between
themselves, ascendent and descendent relatives, provided that it is proven in a judicial process
the necessity of the benefit.
PHILIPPINES
Only the spouse and children (both legitimate and illegitimate) are entitled for support.
POLAND
The list of persons who are eligible to benefit from a maintenance decision includes children,
spouse, kins, other direct relatives. In exceptional situations also spouse’s children can be
included.
ROUMANIE
Conformément à l’article 86 du Code de la Famille, obligation d’entretien existe en le mari et la
femme, parents et enfants, celui qui adopte et l’adopté, grand-parents et neveux, arrières –
grands parents et arrières neveux, frères et sœurs, mais aussi entre les autres personnes
prévues par la loi.
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