Many people experience the same concerns, fears and emotions surrounding pregnancy and parenting. Eumom has been contacted in relation to many issues relating to money and work, legal rights, tax benefits, entitlements and more. We have put together the following questions and answers based on what we have received and asked experts to answer your questions.
A mortgage is the largest amount of money you're ever likely to borrow, so it's important to take on the right one. The mortgage itself is made up of two parts: the loan and the way it's repaid. Loans can be variable, fixed or discounted against interest rates.
Depending on how much you would like to save, and what access you want to your money, there is a huge choice of accounts. You can save regular amounts, or lump sums, or both. Some accounts have no minimum deposits, other might have a low minimum amount required.
Maternity Benefit is a payment made to women on who are maternity leave from work and covered by social insurance (PRSI). The amount of money paid to you each week will depend on your earnings. If you are already on certain social welfare payments then you will get half-rate Maternity Benefit.
To grow healthy attitudes towards finances in your children, it is best to start them young. Be a role model, living on a budget and exercising self-control. Help them to view the family as a community and teach them the value of money and how to govern spending habits.
Once you have entered a family name for your child in the Register of Births it can never be changed in the Register, even if you and your partner get married later on, so it is important to decide now.
Don't worry, child benefit for twins is paid at one-and-a-half times the normal monthly rate for each child, not for both so you get 50% more per child. On top of that, a grant of €635 is paid on the birth of twins or other multiple births, with further grants of €635 when the children reach age four and then again when they reach 12.
Maintenance of children whose parents are not married to each other All parents have a duty to maintain their children and rearing a child is expensive. It is a good idea to talk over how both parents can share in providing financially for their child -either through a voluntary maintenance agreement or through court proceedings.
Establishing paternity for parents who are not married to each other Where parents are married to each other there is a presumption in law that the husband is the father of the child unless the contrary is proved.
Unmarried fathers: rights and responsibilities in respect of their children None. Unmarried fathers do not have any automatic legal rights in respect of their children. None. Having your name entered in the Register of Births does not in itself give you any legal rights in respect of your child.
Access and Custody of children whose parents are not married to each other Where one parent has full custody of a child the question of access by the other parent may arise. Access is about spending time with your child.
A guardian of a child has a duty to maintain and properly care for the child and has the right to make decisions on all the major matters affecting the upbringing of the child, e.g. choice of school, medical treatment, adoption, religious matters, decisions about leaving the country etc.
For the birth registration of children whose parents are not married to each other - mother's surname - father's surname - both surnames (hyphenated, in any order).The father's name can be entered in the register of births by: - Both parents attending the registrar in the hospital or office together or - Either parent presenting to the registrar a statutory declaration acknowledging paternity and signed by the other parent or - Either parent bringing to the registrar a copy of a court order which names the father of the child (e.g.
During pregnancy and as a parent, you are entitled to tax relief on a number of things. This section looks at these tax reliefs such as: medical expenses, medical insurance, health insurance, carers allowance, single parent allowance, maintanance payments and more.
If you have not yet bothered to make a will, becoming a parent is a very good reason to do so. You should also appoint a guardian for your child in case anything happens to you and your partner.