Question juridique clé
Whether the payments to the child's mother qualified as deductible maintenance contributions for 2014.
Solution extraite
The payments were deductible in principle, including transfers to the mother's euro account and the taxpayer's bank account used for family expenses.
Motifs extraits
Maintenance contributions may be deducted if they serve the child's support, are actually paid and proven, do not increase the recipient's assets, and are proportionate. A later KESB-approved agreement had retroactive effect, and the indirect payment structure via the taxpayer's account did not prevent deductibility.