Do I still need to declare child benefit if my child lives with my ex-partner?
If you are entitled to child benefit for a child, the parent who looks after the child receives the child benefit payments. However, if you are separated from your partner and have maintenance obligations towards the child, half of the child benefit is added to the maintenance calculation. This way, you indirectly benefit from half of the child benefit.
Therefore, you must declare half of the child benefit you are entitled to in your tax return. Of the 250 Euro monthly child benefit you would be entitled to in the year 2024, you enter 125 Euro per month. If you were separated for the entire year and the parent looking after the child received the child benefit for the entire period, you enter 1,500 Euro (12 times 125 Euro) for 2024 for the first child.
It is irrelevant whether you pay the full maintenance according to the „Düsseldorf Table“ or a reduced rate.
Even if you, as the parent obliged to pay maintenance, have officially waived the crediting of half the child benefit, your entitlement to half the child benefit is included in the favourable assessment, in which the tax office calculates whether the child benefit or the allowances are more advantageous for you.
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