Contacts and links
Contacts
The REMO unit at the Office of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee, is the central authority for England & Wales for international maintenance claims:
Address:
REMO
Official Solicitor & Public Trustee
81 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1DD
Telephone:
0845 345 5303 (UK only - calls charged at local rate)
+44 (0) 20 7911 7016 (international)
Fax:
+44 (0) 20 7911 7030
Email:
REMO unit
The Scottish Executive is the central authority for Scotland for international maintenance claims:
Address:
Scottish Executive
Civil Justice & International Division
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Telephone:
+44 (0) 131 244 4826/4827
The Northern Ireland Court Service is the central authority for Northern Ireland for international maintenance claims:
Address:
Northern Ireland Court Service
Windsor House
Bedford Street
Belfast BT12 7LT
Telephone:
+44 (0) 28 9032 8594
Useful links
If both parents live within the United Kingdom, child support claims are handled by the UK's Child Support Agency
Her Majesty's Courts Service has information about magistrates' courts and county courts in the UK.
The European Judicial Network includes information about claiming maintenance in other member states of the European Union, and links to relevant authorities in those states.
The Australian Child Support Agency deals with international maintenance claims in Australia.
Child support in Canada is handled by the Canadian provinces, and the Canadian Department of Justice has information about the system there, including links to the various provincial websites.
Child support in the United States is handled on a state-by-state basis, overseen by the federal Office of Child Support Enforcement which has a useful page of links to individual state agencies.
Discussions about improving the global system of cross-border maintenance claims are under way at the Hague Conference on Private International Law and its website carries information about the work done so far by participating countries.