Maintenance Assessment | Maintenance Disputes

When calculating maintenance payments, both the maintenance recipient and the maintenance payer are often confronted with the question: “Is everything being handled correctly?” Each party may sometimes feel disadvantaged and suspect – often not without reason – that the ex-partner is not entirely truthful and deliberately conceals facts relevant to maintenance. Our IHK-certified private detectives from Bochum provide clarity by investigating evidence that is admissible in court: +49 234 3075 0073.

Unlawful Maintenance Advantages through Concealment

Naturally, following a separation or divorce – which rarely proceeds peacefully – each party wants the largest possible share of the “cake” for themselves. In Germany, both maintenance recipients and maintenance payers daily attempt to conceal the actual amount of monthly income or additional maintenance-relevant income such as inheritances, lottery winnings and tax refunds. Employment is most frequently hidden, whether an illegal main job (undeclared work), an additional secondary job, or a significant salary increase. Assets such as jewellery, expensive cars and other valuables allegedly disappear without a trace or are suddenly transferred to relatives, friends or new partners, even though the original owner often continues to use them (commonly in the case of real estate).

Maintenance recipients tend to conceal a new cohabiting partnership that also affects maintenance entitlement, often in a rather devious manner: the new partner’s name is not displayed on the doorbell or mailbox, and the couple is rarely, if ever, seen together in public. Even in matters of child maintenance, tricks are often employed: although the parents are now employed and earn their own income, the children are still reported as maintenance-eligible students so that the payments are not reduced (see case example).

Our experienced detectives from Bochum have encountered the most extraordinary fraud scenarios over many years of investigative work, all aimed at unlawfully obtaining maintenance advantages. In most cases, observing the ex-partner is the optimal approach to uncover a new established partnership, concealed employment or further hidden income. We are happy to provide non-binding advice regarding your specific concern in an initial consultation. Please use our contact form or contact us by phone for your enquiry.

Investigations into Maintenance Evasion

Sometimes maintenance payers evade their responsibilities by disappearing and are therefore no longer traceable. However, no one vanishes into thin air, and everyone leaves traces – in real life and increasingly in the virtual world. The use of a debit or credit card, starting employment with the corresponding registration with health insurance, pension providers and others, re-registering a vehicle – possibly under a new partner – can indicate the whereabouts of the person who has absconded, as can activities on the World Wide Web, for example on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. Thoughtlessly posted photos from a recent birthday party, an event attended by the maintenance payer or a holiday trip give our investigators clues to the likely location of the ex-partner.

The wide range of research possibilities offered by our Bochum private detective agency enables our clients to prove the ex-partner’s false maintenance claims. All investigation results are meticulously documented and compiled into a report admissible in court. We are happy to explain in detail our optimal approach for your case and additionally guarantee fair fee structures. Please describe your case in a non-binding email to kontakt@kurtz-detektei-bochum.de or by telephone at +49 234 3075 0073.