Support for securing childcare expenses

Child support is important for children to grow up healthy.
（１） Expenses related to child support and parent-child exchange arrangements (2) Expenses to be prepared when child support is not paid
We will provide assistance to you.

１ Assistance for child support and parent-child exchange arrangements
２ Assistance when concluding a child support guarantee contract
３ Flow of Application
４ Sending and Contacting Documents

Regarding the arrangement of child support and parent-child exchange after divorce, we will support all or part of the cost.

Living in Yokohama City, single-parents at the time of grant application ※And satisfy all of the following requirements:

• Have the name of debt related to payment of child support and parent-child exchange (such as a notarized deed stating that compulsory execution can be performed)
• The child who is subject to child support and parent-child exchange arrangements must actually have the same livelihood as the child.
• Paying expenses related to child support and parent-child exchange arrangements
• In the past, subsidies for mediation petition and creation of notarized deed, including other municipalities, have not been issued or are not scheduled to be issued to the same child.

※"Single degree" refers to a person who falls under any of the following a or b.
　Oh, person who does not have spouse and has the same livelihood as child targeted for child support expenses and raises the child
　(A) Parents before divorce, and those who have the same livelihood as the child who is eligible for child support after divorce, and plan to raise the child

• Notary fee (fees stated on receipts issued by the notary public office (excluding fees other than child support and parent-child exchange arrangements))
• Consultation expenses for lawyers, etc. for arrangements for child support and parent-child exchange
• Expenses for requesting a lawyer to prepare a draft notarized deed
• Expenses for requesting proxy/agent to be present at the notary public office when preparing the notarized deed.
• Expenses related to the acquisition of documents such as certificate of family register to be submitted to the notary public office
• Expenses related to mailing documents to be submitted to the notary public office

• Expenses related to income stamps required for filing or lawsuit against family courts
• Consultation expenses for lawyers, etc. for arrangements for child support and parent-child exchange
• Expenses for requesting lawyers to prepare documents to be submitted to the court
• Expenses for requesting proxy/agent to attend a court at the time of preparing documents.
• Expenses related to obtaining documents from certificate of family register, etc. to be submitted to the court
• Expenses related to mailing documents to be submitted to family courts

• Of the expenses required for the non-trial dispute resolution procedure (ADR) conducted by the Bar Association or certified ADR operator, the filing fee, the request fee, and the mediation fee (however, the location other than the place prepared by the Bar Association or the certified ADR operator) Excludes rent, transportation, and other actual expenses at that location when mediation is performed in a place other than the place provided by the Bar Association or the certified ADR operator.)

• Application Form

　[Application Form] You can download it from here (PDF: 133KB).
　[Example of entry] Please be sure to check (PDF: 876KB) when filling out the application documents.

• Applicant’s certificate of family register (original)
• Copy of the full text of documents (limited to documents with debt name) for which childcare and parent-child exchange agreements have been signed
• Copy of receipts, etc. of subsidized expenses (if the amount of the applicant is not clear, include materials that show the breakdown of the burden)
• (Only when using ADR) A copy of the contract concluded with a bar association or certified ADR operator

　　※In addition, additional materials may be required if necessary.

Within six months from the date of preparing the document that signed the agreement for child support and parent-child exchange
However, if a document is created on or after April 1, 2024, the application will be accepted until July 31, 2025, even if six months have passed since the date of creation.

• Those without a receipt (copy) are not eligible for assistance.
• It is also necessary to fill in the [Result Report] column at the bottom of the application form. Please fill in the application date and the name of the applicant.
• Fees other than child support and parent-child exchange are not eligible for assistance.
• The amount of assistance will be examined based on the amount paid by the applicant. In the margin of the receipt (copy), "I paid XX yen out of the total amount of the receipt XX yen."　Please fill in the wording and name it.

Of the expenses required to conclude a child support guarantee contract with the guarantee company, we will support up to 50,000 yen for the expenses borne by the individual as a guarantee fee.

Living in Yokohama City, single-parents at the time of grant application ※And satisfy all of the following requirements:

• Have the name of debt related to the payment of child support (such as a notarized deed stating that compulsory execution is possible)
• You have the same livelihood as the child who is subject to the child support agreement.
• Have paid the expenses related to the child support guarantee contract
• In the past, subsidies for child support guarantees, including other local governments, have not been issued or have no plans to be issued to the same child.
• Child Raising Allowance recipient or equal income level

※"Single degree" is a person who falls under either of the following a or b.
　Oh, person who does not have spouse and makes the same living as child targeted for child support and raises the child
　(B) Parents before divorce, and those who have the same livelihood as the child who is eligible for child support after divorce and plan to raise the child

• Application Form

　[Application Form] You can download it from here (PDF: 137KB).
　[Example of entry] Please be sure to check (PDF: 378KB) when filling out the application documents.

• A copy of the Child Raising Allowance Certificate or the applicant and the supporting elementary school studenｔ certificate of family register (original)
• Those who have not received Child Raising Allowance and who do not have Address in Yokohama on January 1, 2015 are listed below.

　　➡A: If you apply from January to May: The applicant's income certificate (original) for the previous two years
　　➡B: If you apply from June to December: Applicant's previous year's income certificate (original)

• A copy of the full text of the document for which child support arrangements have been made (limited to documents with debt name)
• Copy of receipts, etc. issued by the guarantee company (including materials that show the breakdown of the burden if the applicant's burden is not clear)
• A copy of the child support guarantee contract concluded with the guarantee company (with a warranty period of one year or more and with the name of the contractor)

　※In addition, additional materials may be required if necessary.

Within six months from the date of signing the guarantee agreement with the child support guarantee company

• Those without a receipt (copy) are not eligible for assistance.
• It is also necessary to fill in the [Result Report] column at the bottom of the application form. Please fill in the application date and the name of the applicant.

• ②It takes about one and a half to two months to complete the procedure from 6. (* This does not apply if there are insufficient documents.)
• ②If you move out of the city during the period from 6, you will not be eligible for assistance.
• You can't pay in advance because it's actually the cost you can assist.

City of Yokohama, Child and Youth Bureau Children's Home Division, Children and Families Support Section
〒231-0005 6-50-10, Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama-shi
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