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Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 10 January 2024 –VN v Commission
(Case T‑322/23) (
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(Civil service – Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Payment to the parent with custody of the child – Error of law – Legitimate expectations)
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Officials – Remuneration– Family allowances – Payment of allowances only to the parent with custody of the child – Whether permissible – Condition – Valid award of child custody – Concept – Amicable agreement resolving the issue of child custody and endorsed by a judicial body – Included
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 62, third para., and 67(1); Annex VII, Arts 1(5), 2(2) and (7) and 3(1), fifth subpara.)
(see paragraphs 34-47)
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Officials – Remuneration – Family allowances – Payment of allowances only to the parent with custody of the child – Whether permissible – Determination, in an agreement on child custody, of a financial contribution by the other parent for the maintenance of the child – Irrelevant
(Staff Regulations of Officials, Arts 62, third para., and 67(1); Annex VII, Arts 1(5), 2(2) and (7) and 3(1), fifth subpara.)
(see paragraph 48)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the action;
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Orders VN to pay the costs.
(
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)	OJ C 261, 24.7.2023.