Contacts and links

Contacts


The REMO unit at the Office of the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee, is the transmitting and receiving agency for England & Wales for international maintenance claims:

Address:
REMO Unit
Official Solicitor & Public Trustee
81 Chancery Lane
London WC2A 1DD

Telephone:
 020 7911 7168 (UK only)
+44 (0) 20 7911 7019 (international)

Fax:
+44 (0) 20 7911 7030

Email:
REMO unit

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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

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Useful links


If both parents live within the United Kingdom, child support claims are handled by the UK's Child Support Agency

Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission takes responsibility for the child maintence system in Great Britain.

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.