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You have recently claimed and been awarded One-Parent Family Payment (OFP).

As you have been already advised, one of the conditions for receiving this payment is that there is a requirement on an unmarried person to make reasonable efforts to seek maintenance from the other parent of their child.
If you have not already made arrangements with the other parent of your child regarding the payment of maintenance, you are now requested to:

• Name the other parent of your child, if you have not already done so, and state his/her address, date of birth and current employment, if known.

YOU SHOULD NOTE THAT THE PERSON YOU NAME AS THE OTHER PARENT IS NOW LEGALLY OBLIGED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEPARTMENT TOWARDS THE COST OF THE ONE-PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT BEING PAID TO YOU.

• Contact the other parent of your child and ask him/her to pay maintenance.

You should inform the Department of any maintenance arrangement agreed with the other parent.

However, if your efforts to obtain maintenance are not successful, you may be required to furnish proof to the Department that you made reasonable efforts to obtain such maintenance.

Such proof would consist of a copy of a maintenance summons or evidence that you and the other parent of your child were involved in a formal mediation process (which includes negotiations about the financial support of the dependant child).

The Department will keep your efforts to obtain maintenance under review and may contact the other parent directly if s/he does not co-operate in paying maintenance, or if s/he is not contributing sufficiently in relation to his/her current financial situation.

You should also note that where it is reasonable for you to make efforts to obtain maintenance, you may be disqualified from receiving One-Parent Family Payment, if you do not co-operate in making such efforts.

Please complete the enclosed questionnaire and return it within 21 days in the enclosed Post Free envelope. If you have any enquiries about this notification you should contact Maintenance Recovery Section at (071 69800 / 01 87484444 (Extension 3377 or 3402).

NAME OF OTHER PARENT OF CHILD:______________

HIS/HER ADDRESS:____________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

RSI NUMBER:_________________________

DATE OF BIRTH:_______________________

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS (IF KNOWN):________________________

• Occupation ________________________
  
  
• Name and Address of Employer:________________________
  ____________________________________________
  ____________________________________________

The other parent's weekly wages €________

Is the other parent in receipt of any Social Welfare Payment?

Yes

No 

If "YES' give details

• Type of payment:

MAINTENANCE
Have you contacted the other parent with a view to obtaining maintenance?

Yes

No 

If "YES" please state how much maintenance you are receiving.
Amount per week € ______

OR

please forward a copy of maintenance summons or order or give details of the other parents response to your request re paying maintenance.
(If you are paying rent to a landlord or mortgage repayments, please supply a receipt proving this)

Have you contacted the Family Mediation Service or a Solicitor re obtaining maintenance?

Yes

No

If 'YES" please provide proof that you and the other parent are involved in structured mediation and negotiations about the future support of the dependant child/children.

If you are unable to complete details requested above please state reason(s) here:

Please sign below and return this questionnaire within 21 days in the enclosed Free Post envelope.

Signed:__________________________ Date:___________