Maintenance regulation

The Maintenance Regulation (EC) No 4/2009, formally the Council Regulation (EC) on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations is a European Union Regulation on conflict of law issues regarding maintenance obligations (e.g. alimony and child maintenance). The regulation governs which courts have jurisdiction and which law it should apply. It further governs the recognition and enforcement of decisions. The regulation is strongly aligned with the Hague Maintenance convention (which the European Union has signed but not yet ratified) and the Hague Maintenance Protocol of 2007. The regulation does partly to Denmark as it constitutes jurisdictions rules within the framework of the Brussels regime, for which an agreement exists between the European Union and Denmark.