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Determining authority for persons residing abroad

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Feature: Determining authority for persons residing abroad

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  Rule: The authority cannot be determined for a minor who has a habitual residence abroad
    This applies to:
    - a minor who has never had a habitual residence in the Netherlands
    - a minor who has emigrated, because we do not know what has happened abroad
    
    For non-resident persons, data about related persons (parents) and about authority rulings is not maintained.
    Foreign rulings on parents and authority that are entered in the parental authority register in the Netherlands are not recorded in the Registratie Niet-Ingezetenen (RNI).
    It is therefore not possible to have all the information needed to determine the authority.

    When determining authority, the place where the person has their "gewone" residence is considered. A person registered as a non-resident but with a temporary place of residence in the Netherlands still has their habitual residence abroad at that moment.
    In the API we regard the municipality of registration of a person as decisive for the habitual residence. If the person is registered in a Dutch municipality, the person has a Dutch address as habitual residence.

    Background:
      Given the person 'Gerda' with citizen service number '000000012'
      * is of full age
      And the person 'Aart' with citizen service number '000000024'
      * is of full age
      And the person 'Bert' with citizen service number '000000036'
      * is a minor
      And the person 'Zoe' with citizen service number '000000048'
      * is of full age

    Scenario: the minor is registered as a non-resident and has never had a habitual residence in the Netherlands
      Given person 'Bert'
      * is registered as a non-resident with a place of residence in Belgium
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' cannot be determined, with the explanation 'gezag is niet te bepalen omdat minderjarige niet Nederland als gewone verblijfplaats heeft.'

    Scenario: the minor has never been a resident of the Netherlands and has a temporary place of residence in the Netherlands
      Given person 'Bert'
      * is registered as a non-resident with a place of residence in Belgium
      * is registered with a temporary place of residence in the Netherlands
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' cannot be determined, with the explanation 'gezag is niet te bepalen omdat minderjarige niet Nederland als gewone verblijfplaats heeft.'

    Scenario: the minor emigrated abroad and has two parents who were married to each other at the time of emigration
      Given 'Gerda' and 'Aart' are married to each other
      And person 'Bert'
      * has 'Aart' and 'Gerda' as parents
      * was born in the Netherlands
      And 'Bert' emigrated to Germany 1 years ago
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' cannot be determined, with the explanation 'gezag is niet te bepalen omdat minderjarige niet Nederland als gewone verblijfplaats heeft.'

    Scenario: Authority was awarded in a judicial ruling and the minor subsequently emigrated
      Given person 'Bert'
      * has 'Aart' and 'Gerda' as parents
      And 2 years ago a judicial ruling awarded authority to <toegewezen aan>
      And 'Bert' emigrated to Belgium 1 years ago
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' cannot be determined, with the explanation 'gezag is niet te bepalen omdat minderjarige niet Nederland als gewone verblijfplaats heeft.'

      Examples:
        | toegewezen aan             | gezag uitspraak in Nederland                                  |
        | 'Gerda'                    | eenhoofdig ouderlijk gezag met ouder 'Gerda'                  |
        | 'Aart'                     | eenhoofdig ouderlijk gezag met ouder 'Aart'                   |
        | beide ouders               | gezamenlijk ouderlijk gezag met ouder 'Gerda' en ouder 'Aart' |
        | een voogdijinstelling      | voogdij                                                       |
        | ouder 'Gerda' en een derde | gezamenlijk gezag met ouder 'Gerda' en een onbekende derde    |
        | ouder 'Aart' en een derde  | gezamenlijk gezag met ouder 'Aart' en een onbekende derde     |

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  Rule: Authority where there is suspension of maintenance by ministerial decision

    Scenario: Maintenance has been suspended for a minor child of NATO military personnel
      Given 'Gerda' and 'Aart' are married to each other
      And person 'Bert'
      * has 'Aart' and 'Gerda' as parents
      * was born in the Netherlands
      And 'Bert' emigrated 1 years ago to an unknown destination
      And 1 years ago it was established that 'Aart' belongs to the category NATO military personnel
      When 'gezag' is requested for 'Bert'
      Then the authority over 'Bert' cannot be determined, with the explanation 'gezag is niet te bepalen omdat minderjarige niet Nederland als gewone verblijfplaats heeft.'