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  4. Nichtberücksichtigung einer Unterhaltsverpflichtung der Schuldnerin oder des Schuldners bei der Ermittlung des unpfändbaren Teils des schuldnerischen Einkommens Failure to take into account a maintenance obligation of the debtor when determining the non-attachable portion of the debtor's income

Nichtberücksichtigung einer Unterhaltsverpflichtung der Schuldnerin oder des Schuldners bei der Ermittlung des unpfändbaren Teils des schuldnerischen Einkommens Failure to take into account a maintenance obligation of the debtor when determining the non-attachable portion of the debtor's income

Nichtberücksichtigung einer Unterhaltsverpflichtung der Schuldnerin oder des Schuldners bei der Ermittlung des unpfändbaren Teils des schuldnerischen Einkommens
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If a person entitled to maintenance from the debtor has their own income, you as the creditor (Gläubigerin/Gläubiger) can apply for this person to be disregarded, wholly or in part, when calculating the non-attachable portion of the debtor's income.

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Requirements

• The debtor's income is garnished or is to be garnished At the same time as the Pfändungs- und Überweisungsbeschluss (garnishment and transfer order) or after it has been issued, you can apply for a person entitled to maintenance to be disregarded in whole or in part. • A person entitled to maintenance has their own income The income of the person entitled to maintenance is wholly or partly sufficient to cover their necessary living costs. Income can include, for example: • Income from self-employed or dependent employment • Income from previous employment (pension) • Income from assets (e.g. rental income, interest, etc.) • Maintenance payments from third parties

Documents you need

• Written application You must submit the application in writing and give reasons for it. If you have already garnished the income, you must state the corresponding case number of the Pfändungs- und Überweisungsbeschluss (garnishment and transfer order). • Proof of the income of the person entitled to maintenance The following may be submitted, for example: • Pay or salary statements • Notices from social benefits providers • The debtor's Vermögensauskunft (statement of assets), in which the corresponding information is included • Other evidence serving to substantiate the claim

Fees

Applying for it is free of charge. Costs may arise for delivery and copies.

Legal basis

• Application for non-consideration of a maintenance obligation pursuant to § 850c para. 4 ZPO (Zivilprozessordnung, Code of Civil Procedure) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__850c.html

Who is responsible

Responsible is the Vollstreckungsgericht (enforcement court) at the debtor's place of residence, or the Vollstreckungsgericht (enforcement court) that issued the Pfändungs- und Überweisungsbeschluss (garnishment and transfer order).

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Service number 326972 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326972/