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Mother warned she'll go to jail if she doesn't pay €30 weekly child maintenance

Summary

In a Dublin District Family Court hearing, a mother who had received €30,000 in compensation for an assault was warned by Judge John Lindsay that she would be sent to jail if she failed to pay €30 a week in child maintenance. The judge learned that the mother, who has one daughter with her former partner, owes him more than €2,300 in maintenance. When asked where the compensation money was, the mother replied that it was in her bank statement but not actually in her bank. She explained that she had used the money to pay rent, buy a car, cover her father's funeral costs, and give some to her former partner. She had not brought the requested financial documents to court, and the judge criticised her lack of preparation. The mother, who had previously worked as a carer but is now out of work due to illness, had been ordered to pay the maintenance while unemployed.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mother warned she'll go to jail if she doesn't pay €30 weekly child maintenance. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2017-06-30 Publication

Why: Because the way you're going about it, is you can go upstairs to the cells and then to Dochas. CNI source report

Places mentioned

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report