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Payment and collection of child support

  • The legal domicile parent may request that the contributing parent to make child maintenance payments directly, without having payments going through the Social Insurance Administration.

  • It's possible to apply for the Social Insurance Administration to pay out a basic child maintenance to the legal domicile parent.

  • The District Commissioner of North-west Iceland collects child maintenance from the contributing parent.

Further details and more information on payment methods, payment distribution and more can be found here.

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District Commissioners

Greater Reykjavík

Mon to Thu 8:30 - 15
Fri. 8:30 - 14
Tel: 458-2000

West Iceland

West Fjords Iceland

North West Iceland

North East Iceland

East Iceland

South Iceland

Westman Islands

Sudurnes