In order to receive maintenance, a person must submit an application for the disbursement of maintenance to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund.

To apply for maintenance, choose the most convenient way:

• using e-service Apply to receive maintenance payments; 

• inscriptions application, secure signatures electronic signature and send to the AMGF's  e-address or to pasts@ugf.gov.lv;
• in person at the AMGF.

In 2023, maintenance will be disbursed from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund to the following extent (the amount of maintenance to be paid from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund is not attached to the minimum monthly salary):

• from birth to age 7, EUR 107.50 per month;
• from the age of 7 to the age of 18, EUR 129.00 per month;
• from reaching the age of 18 to the age of 21, if the child continues to acquire basic education, secondary education, vocational education or special education in the Republic of Latvia after reaching the age of 18 - EUR 129.00 per month.

Maintenance from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund shall not be paid to children who have reached legal age if they earn income at least in the amount of the minimum wage.

Maintenance resources shall be calculated from the date of receipt of an application for the disbursement of maintenance by the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund.

The Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund shall not pay any debt that has arisen until the submission of the maintenance costs application to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund.

Maintenance costs shall be paid for the previous month.

The parent's duty is to provide maintenance for the child's diet at least in the amount of minimum maintenance requirements specified by the Cabinet, which depends on the minimum monthly salary specified in the State.

In 2023, the minimum amount of maintenance shall be:

• for children up to 7 years, EUR 155.00;
• for children 7 to 18 years, EUR 186.00.

In order to recover maintenance from the parent at least in the amount of minimum maintenance resources specified by the Cabinet, an application for the recovery of maintenance may be appealed to the court. However, it should be noted that maintenance of this level will only be available if it can be recovered from the parent.

• The claim form in the simplified procedure for maintenance recovery is available on the e-services site of the Latvian judicial portal elieta.lv section Services/E forms.
• You may raise the claim for the recovery of the child by your declared place of residence. Information on the court of jurisdiction is available in the section Services/Areas of the Court of Justice.
• Plaintiffs in claims for the recovery of maintenance for a child are exempt from payment of court expenses on the State income.
• If you want to recover maintenance from the parent of a child to a greater extent than the minimum amount of maintenance specified by the Cabinet, you must add evidence to the application of the request, which certifies the amount of the amount requested.

In order to ensure the enforcement of a court decision, the court must ask for an executive order and then refer to a sworn bailiff at the address of the debtor's place of residence, the address of the workplace or the location of the immovable property.

The address of a sworn bailiff may be obtained by the Latvian Council of Sworn Bailiffs home page or by phone +371 67290005.

If the court adjudication is not enforced, a sworn bailiff shall provide information regarding it to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund. In order to receive maintenance, an application shall be submitted to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund regarding receipt of maintenance. You will be able to receive maintenance from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund, but only to the extent paid by the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund.

The easiest way to apply for maintenance is through the latvija.gov.lv e-service: Apply to receive maintenance payments.

Maintenance from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund shall be paid to each child:

• from birth to age 7, EUR 107.50;
• from the age of 7 to the age of 18, EUR 129.00 per month;
• from the age of 18 to the age of 21, EUR 129.00 per month.

Maintenance funds which will not be paid from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund but must be paid in accordance with a court ruling will be recovered by a sworn bailiff from the debtor's funds.

If information regarding the father of the child is not indicated in the birth register, maintenance from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund may not be received.

In such a case, the court must first be seised with a claim for paternity and may, at the same time, also bring an action for the recovery of maintenance from his father. The claim for the determination of paternity and the recovery of maintenance may be brought on the basis of his declared place of residence.

Applicants in claims for the determination of paternity, where an action is brought at the same time as the claim for the recovery of maintenance, shall be exempted from payment of court costs.

If it is necessary to perform a DNA test for the determination of the child's origin Article 249.1 of the Civil Procedure Law the court shall provide that, at the request of a party, such as the applicant (mother) or defendant (father), an expert-examination for the determination of the child's biological origin may be determined.

In order to transfer maintenance resources to another bank account number, an application must be submitted to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund for the change of the account number.

An application may be submitted to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund:

• to use  e-address, for information on activating and using an e-address, see portal latvija.gov.lv section E-address;
• to be signed with a secure  electronic signature when sending it to an e-mail address: pasts@ugf.gov.lv;
• hand-signed by post: Raiņa Boulevard 15, Riga, LV-1050.

The submitter shall submit a submission to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund regarding termination of the maintenance costs, indicating the date from which he or she does not wish to receive maintenance.

An application may be submitted to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund:

• to use  e-address, for information on activating and using an e-address, see portal latvija.gov.lv section E-address;
• to be signed with a secure  electronic signature when sending it to an e-mail address: pasts@ugf.gov.lv;
• hand-signed by post: Raiņa Boulevard 15, Riga, LV-1050.

The submitter has an obligation to inform the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund within three working days, if the submitter has received a maintenance payment from both the Maintenance Guarantee Fund and the debtor.

If the submitter has not fulfilled his or her duty, the submitter shall be obliged to repay the maintenance funds disbursed from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund and the lawful interest on the amounts of maintenance unduly paid.

An application may be submitted to the Administration of Maintenance Guarantee Fund:

Maintenance resources from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund may also be received after reaching the age of the child if the child continues to acquire basic education, secondary education, vocational education or special education in the Republic of Latvia, but not longer than until the age of 21.

Maintenance costs from the Maintenance Guarantee Fund will not be performed for children who continue to obtain higher education after reaching the age.

The maintenance guarantee fund administration does not have to submit a statement from the school that the child continues to acquire basic education, secondary education, vocational education or special education in the Republic of Latvia.