Maintenance Disputes | Detective Investigations Frankfurt

(1) Anyone who evades a statutory maintenance obligation in such a way that the subsistence of the entitled person is endangered, or would be endangered without the help of others, shall be punished with imprisonment of up to three years or with a fine.

Balanced Victim Statistics: Mothers and Fathers Struggle Equally with Maintenance and Custody Rights

The above and further statutory provisions protect—at least in theory—many parents and their children on a daily basis from impoverishment and from ex-partners who, after a pregnancy or a failed relationship, wish to slip quietly out of the life of the child they conceived, thereby sometimes depriving mother and child of their right to a dignified life. In practice, however, this right is of little help to affected mothers when they lack the necessary evidence to substantiate their claims or when the father, who is violating the statutory provisions, evades his obligations by moving to an unknown address.

The other side of the coin is equally problematic: even though measures to protect fathers’ rights have been implemented in recent years, mothers still enjoy numerous privileges that remain denied to their male counterparts. What, for example, can a father do who suspects that his former partner and mother of their child continues to accept maintenance payments from him, even though she is now living in a new quasi-marital relationship in which sufficient income is generated jointly to feed the child and provide all legally required necessities? Ultimately, the situation is suboptimal for both sides, especially when it comes to providing court-proof evidence of circumstances that are already obvious to oneself.

The IHK-certified private and commercial investigators at Kurtz Detective Agency Frankfurt are repeatedly witnesses to both irresponsible fathers who wish to evade their maintenance obligations entirely, and brazen attempts at fraud by abandoned women who—whether out of revenge, greed or lack of legal awareness—do everything possible to ensure that the ex-partner pays for a comfortable lifestyle, even though the recipient is employed or living in a new marriage. While the German Civil Code clearly stipulates in Sections 1570–1573 that the amount of maintenance is reduced at the very least when the recipient is employed, women and men alike seem to believe that they can unlawfully deceive their former partners out of money. Our private detectives from Frankfurt are available to assist victims—regardless of which side and regardless of gender—to provide court-admissible proof of such maintenance fraud: +49 69 1201 8431.

Complimentary Consultation by Kurtz Investigations Frankfurt

Even though an initial visit to the police may be useful depending on the circumstances—particularly when one parent unlawfully prevents the child’s contact with the other parent—the police and courts are powerless without solid evidence against the (allegedly) unlawful parent. It is therefore advisable to receive free guidance from our Frankfurt private detectives on how to proceed in your specific case and which measures should be taken. No parent should be unlawfully disadvantaged in matters relating to their children or to money—whether it is a mother who has to fight daily for the maintenance to which she is entitled, or a father who exhausts himself at work to support an ex-wife who is living the good life at his expense.