Unlawful Refusal to Pay Maintenance

Following the end of a marriage, disputes are common. Arrangements regarding separation maintenance and post-marital maintenance can often only be settled with legal and court assistance. Mutual agreement is rarely achieved – one partner often benefits, while the other is disadvantaged and faces difficulties. This imbalance frequently arises from concealed maintenance-relevant information, such as inaccurate statements about income or living circumstances involving a new partner.

 

For the proof of such unlawfully concealed information, the private detectives of Kurtz Investigations Hamburg are your reliable point of contact: +49 40 2320 5053.

Proof of Concealed Income

After a separation, neither party has it easy. At least one new home must be rented and furnished, childcare must be arranged if children are involved, and agreements regarding child maintenance and custody must be established. The challenges are numerous, and the maintenance payments made by the ex-partner are often insufficient. Costs continue to rise, while maintenance payments remain unchanged. What the liable party often fails to disclose voluntarily includes, for example, a promotion or a job change resulting in a higher salary.

 

If you suspect that the party liable for maintenance is concealing their true income and withholding payments to which you are entitled, contact the detectives of Kurtz Detective Agency Hamburg. We investigate discreetly, comprehensively and in a legally admissible manner: kontakt@kurtz-detektei-hamburg.de.

Examples of Concealed Income

  • Additional income from a job change
  • Salary increases
  • Bonus payments
  • Returns from securities trading
  • Inheritances
  • Secondary employment
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What many people do not realise: profits from securities trading also count as income and are therefore relevant for maintenance arrangements. They may need to be shared.

Undeclared Work by the Maintenance Debtor? Legally Admissible Proof by Hamburg Detectives

Changes in the employment and income circumstances of an ex-partner require adjustments to previously agreed maintenance arrangements under the law. For this reason, former partners often conceal gainful employment. Some go to great lengths to avoid sharing what they consider their “hard-earned money”. They work all day, and then the ex-spouse expects maintenance payments and a share of any salary increase. It is not uncommon for individuals to seek ways to avoid this – undeclared work often appears to them as an obvious solution.

 

Does your ex-partner also prefer to keep their money to themselves? Has he or she suddenly started receiving significantly less in tips from customers or markedly lower commissions from car sales? During the marriage, did they frequently host extended family at their restaurant – and now suddenly no longer? If you notice such or similar irregularities, contact the private detectives of Kurtz Investigations Hamburg. If you suspect that your divorced partner is concealing income, we can conduct discreet investigations that produce evidence admissible in court: +49 40 2320 5053.