Have you ever wondered what happens if a child support decision for a child was made…

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Have you ever wondered what happens if a child support decision for a child was made by a foreign judge | This is an issue that often arises when minors benefiting from child support come to live in Brazil. The good news is that child support decisions given by foreign judges can be valid in Brazil, as long as they are judicially approved. If the decision was given by a competent judge in a foreign court, the approval process will verify the formal requirements of the document, without changing the value set in the sentence. If you are the benefiting party and wish to collect the alimony debt, you must initiate an enforcement process, updating the amounts and ensuring payment of what is owed to you. On the other hand, if you are the debtor and are interested in reducing the value of the pension fixed abroad, you can request a review based on evidence that attests to a decrease in your financial capacity.