Support | Undisclosed Employment

Many parties obligated to pay support as well as recipients of support fail to disclose their actual income and/or a (secondary) occupation in order to avoid financial losses. The private detectives of Aaden Detective Agency Munich can provide clarity: +49 89 7007 4378-0.

Minimum Retention Does Not Mean Keeping Everything

Working individuals obligated to pay support have a statutory minimum retention amount currently set at 1,080 euros, while non-working individuals have 880 euros (as of 01/2016) – the retention amount for employed individuals increases, as do support payments, with their income. Not only individuals at the retention threshold, but also many higher-earning parties obligated to pay support refuse to disclose a salary increase or even partially forgo their salary in order to generate income through undeclared work, which they then do not report in the calculation of support.

Support recipients act in a similar manner, because when calculating the support to which they are entitled, not only the standard rates of the Düsseldorf Table, which serves as the nationwide basis for calculation, are taken into account, but also the income of both former partners. As a result, actual earnings are either not disclosed at all or only partially disclosed in order to avoid a reduction or complete loss of support entitlement.

One’s Gain – Another’s Loss

Those disadvantaged in support matters are usually unaware that they are being deceived by their former partner. In some cases, the situation goes so far that one party enjoys a comfortable life with income from undeclared work, while the other is disadvantaged and not infrequently reaches the subsistence minimum.

Regardless of whether you are obligated to pay support or entitled to receive it: If you suspect your former partner of unlawfully taking advantage of you, place your trust in our private detectives in Munich: +49 89 7007 4378-0. We investigate your former partner’s income, observe him or her if necessary, and provide you with the findings in a substantiated and court-admissible written form.