conférence de la haye de droit international privé - HCCH

CANADA
Au Canada, ces décisions sont rendues dans le cadre d’une procédure judiciaire.
In Canada, child support is determined through a judicial process.
CHILE
Child support is determined through a judicial process.
CHINA - HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Child support is determined through a judicial process.
CROATIA
Child support and collection procedure is a judicial matter. The Family Act provides for an
agreement between the parents and between a full-age child and his/her parent and this
matter is dealt with by the social welfare centre (administrative process).
CYPRUS
A judicial process.
CZECH REPUBLIC
As stated hereabove, maintenance is established in court proceedings.
DENMARK
In Denmark, child support is only determined through an administrative process by The County
Governor’s Office (“statsamtet”).
ESTONIA
The maintenance support obligation and the amount of maintenance support are determined in
court proceedings by way of a civil action.
FINLAND
If the parents can reach an agreement on the maintenance to be paid to the child, the matter
will be handled through an administrative process. When the parents have made an agreement,
they have to submit the agreement to the municipal social welfare board for approval. When the
municipal social welfare board has approved the agreement, it can be enforced in the same way
as a final judgment issued by a court.
If the parents cannot reach an agreement on the maintenance to be paid to the child, the matter
has to be handled through a judicial process. The custodian or the guardian of the child has a
right to institute the proceeding in the name of the child. The municipal social welfare board has
also, under certain conditions, a right to institute the proceeding in the name of the child. If the
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