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The High Court refused an appeal by the defendant against the enforcement of a Norwegian child maintenance order, finding that all requirements for recognition and enforcement under the applicable international convention had been satisfied. The defendant argued he had not received proper notice of proceedings in Norway, disputed the calculation of arrears, and claimed direct payments to the child’s mother, but the court determined he had adequate notice and the opportunity to challenge the original decisions, and that Irish law did not permit review of the merits of the foreign decision. The court found that the defendant’s objections did not fall within the allowable grounds for resisting enforcement and could not revisit the substance of the maintenance assessments made abroad.
child maintenance – maintenance arrears – enforcement order – international child support – Norway Labour and Welfare Administration – Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance 2007 – Central Authority – public policy exception – proper notice – direct payments – appeal refused – recognition and enforcement of foreign orders – manifest incompatibility with public policy – Rules of the Superior Courts
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