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> **THE NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, IRELAND**

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-   **CERTIFICATE OF ENFORCEABILITY (Netherlands only)**

**NORWAY - LAW**

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| **AGE OF MAJORITY**           |                                      |
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| Age of majority in Norway     | 18 years                             |
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| If not stated in the order,   | At 18 years (end of the month of the |
| at what age is child support  | 18^th^ birthday)                     |
| automatically terminated as a |                                      |
| matter of Norwegian law?      |                                      |
| Qualify, if necessary         |                                      |
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| Does child support end if the | No, unless the child marries and the |
| child leaves the household    | NCP applies for termination of the   |
| but does not emancipate?      | child support obligation.            |
|                               |                                      |
|                               | Special rules if the child is taken  |
|                               | care of by the child care            |
|                               | department. In this case the child   |
|                               | support order under the Children Act |
|                               | ceases, and the child care           |
|                               | department may establish a new order |
|                               | under other law.                     |
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| Does Norway allow support to  | Yes, if the child is in post         |
| be paid beyond the age of     | secondary education (junior          |
| majority under any            | college), but not for post graduate  |
| circumstances (for example,   | college or university education.     |
| the child is handicapped or   |                                      |
| in post-secondary education)? |                                      |
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| **SERVICE OF PROCESS**       |                                       |
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| Check which of the following | Depending on the nature of the        |
| methods are used to serve    | document, and the request from the    |
| process on an individual:    | foreign State.                        |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | \_\_X\_\_personal service             |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | \_\_\_\_\_regular mail (no receipt)   |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | \_\_\_\_\_registered mail (receipted  |
|                              | by addressee                          |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | only)                                 |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | \_\_\_\_\_registered mail (receipted  |
|                              | by anyone at the                      |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | address)                              |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | \_\_\_\_\_publication (example: in a  |
|                              | legal journal,                        |
|                              |                                       |
|                              | newspaper, public posting)            |
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| How is a non-resident or     | Publication                           |
| person whose whereabouts are |                                       |
| not known, notified of       |                                       |
| proceedings?                 |                                       |
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STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

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| Is there a statute of            | The main rule is that the order   |
| limitations for past due         | is statue-barred 10 years after   |
| support? If yes describe         | it was issued, unless the         |
|                                  | limitation has been interrupted   |
|                                  | for instance by payments from the |
|                                  | payor, application from the payor |
|                                  | for remittance of debts           |
|                                  | (recognition of the debts), order |
|                                  | for garnishment, request for      |
|                                  | enforcement to foreign State,     |
|                                  | etc,                              |
|                                  |                                   |
|                                  | If the payor's address is         |
|                                  | unknown, or there are other       |
|                                  | obstacles, an additional 1 year   |
|                                  | at a time is given up to 10       |
|                                  | times.                            |
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| Is there a statute of            | No                                |
| limitations for establishing     |                                   |
| paternity? If yes describe       |                                   |
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| Will Norway accept a petition if | Yes                               |
| the only issue is support for a  |                                   |
| prior period, that is, no child  |                                   |
| is currently entitled to         |                                   |
| support?                         |                                   |
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AMOUNT OF SUPPORT

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  In setting the amount of support,   The custodial parent's, and if the
  whose income is considered in       child has an annual income
  addition to the income of the       exceeding 30 times the rate for
  non-custodial parent? (for example: advance payment (at present 1240
  custodial parent's, custodial       NOK/month) the child's income will
  parent's new spouse, child's, etc)  be considered as well.

  How is the amount of support        Usually by formula, but in cases
  determined? (examples; by formula,  with one of the parties abroad it
  % of income, tribunal discretion,   may be determined by discretion.
  etc)                                

  Does Norway allow for support for a Retroactive support is limited to 3
  period before the parent applied?   years prior to the date of the
  If yes, what is the period allowed  application, but the applicant must
  (for example, from the birth of the have a good reason for not having
  child, from date of separation,     applied earlier.
  retroactivity support is limited to 
  X years, etc)                       
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MODIFICATION OF ORDERS

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  May either party request a review   Yes
  for modification?                   

  Will Norway modify its existing     Yes
  domestic judgment when one of the   
  parties resides in the USA and will 
  not return for \-- or refuses to    
  participate in \-- the proceedings? 

  Does Norwegian law require          Yes, on June 1 each year according
  [automatic]{.underline} adjustments to the change of the consumer price
  (for example, based on changes in   index in the period January last
  the cost of living, or X% every 3   year to January present year.
  years, etc)                         

  If yes, are the automatic           No, the original order has a clause
  adjustments considered to be        saying that the amount will be
  modifications of the order?         regulated according to the change
                                      in the consumer price index on June
                                      1 each year.

  Is a new order issued as a result   No, see above
  of an automatic adjustment?         

  Is there a minimum or threshold     Yes, the amount will have to change
  amount of change that must occur    by 10 % or more.
  before a modification is made? (for 
  example, the order would need to    
  change by 25 dollars or more, or at 
  least 10% change in order.)         
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COST RECOVERY

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| What costs, if any, are          | In foreign cases, none.           |
| recovered from the custodial     |                                   |
| parent?                          | In national cases, NOK 700        |
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| What costs, if any, are          | Same as previous question.        |
| recovered from the non-custodial |                                   |
| parent?                          |                                   |
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