Service Finder
Apply for advance payment of maintenance for children of single parents
Service Description
You receive advance maintenance payments for your child if you are raising the child in your household without another parent against whom the child has a claim to maintenance. However, this maintenance is not paid or is paid incompletely or irregularly by the other parent/by the person obliged to pay maintenance.
If the eligibility requirements are met, the advance maintenance payment will be paid to you until your child reaches the age of majority. The limit on the period of entitlement (previously max. 72 months) has been lifted.
The amount of the advance maintenance payment is based on the amount of the minimum maintenance. The advance maintenance payment is paid monthly in the amount of the minimum maintenance relevant for the age bracket in question. The amount of child benefit is deducted from this if the single parent is entitled to full child benefit.
Since 01.01.2023, the following amounts apply:
- for children up to 5 years EUR 187 per month
- for children from 6 to 11 years EUR 252 per month
- for children from 12 to 18 years EUR 338 per month
This ensures that all children receive advance maintenance payments without interruption if they need them. At the same time, an important incentive is created for households that are not in need of assistance or could become independent of basic security benefits through their own income.
Who should I contact?
The maintenance advance offices of the districts and independent cities are responsible.
Requirements
A child shall receive advance maintenance payments until the day before the child reaches the age of 12 if the child
a) lives in Germany with (only) one of his or her parents who is
- is single, widowed or divorced or
- lives permanently separated from his/her spouse/life partner or
- whose spouse/life partner is institutionalized for an expected period of six months, and
b) does not receive or does not regularly receive
- maintenance from the other parent or
- if the other parent has died, orphan's benefits.
After the age of 12, your child is entitled to maintenance only if one of the following conditions is met:
- You or your child do not receive unemployment benefit II.
- The advance payment of maintenance can prevent your child from being in need of assistance.
- You have a gross monthly income of at least EUR 600 and receive supplementary unemployment benefit II.
Foreign children: In the case of foreign nationals, additional requirements under aliens law must be met. These will be checked on a case-by-case basis (the respective residence title must be submitted).
Which documents are required?
In addition to the application form is required, depending on the individual case:
- the birth certificate of the child in question
- the identity card of the single parent
- in the case of foreign children / parents: identity card and valid proof of residence title
- confirmation of registration or information from the register of residents
- the alimony title: current alimony determination alimony deed, judgment, order
- in case of separation of a marriage: divorce decree
- If necessary, letter from the lawyer about the time of separation
- the current tax card
- in case of unmarried parents: Paternity acknowledgment certificate or judgment on paternity establishment
- Proof of income:
- Child benefit
- Half-orphan's pension, if applicable
- If applicable, alimony payments
- If applicable, approval notices/notices of discontinuation of benefits under the Maintenance Advance Act from other maintenance advance funds
- If applicable, SGB II notification
- School certificate, if applicable
Legal basis
Appeal
The forms and leaflets are available in the Thuringian Forms Service.
What else should I know?
Advance maintenance payments may be granted retroactively for one month if the requirements were already met at that time.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Affairs
Professionally released on
09.03.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Jugendamt
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00 (by appointment only)
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00 (only by appointment)
Notice:
Appointments can also be made outside the above office hours if necessary.
Transport connection
Other
Parking for visitors to the District Office is located in the castle courtyard.
Further Authorities
Address
07607 Eisenberg
