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A citizen who consulted HCA Vanadzor informed that the Municipality of Vanadzor had lodged a claim on seizure of funds against her to a court of law requiring that she returned the child benefit amounts paid to her for over a year totaling over 200.000 AMD.

The claim was substantiated by the fact that from July 2012 to March 2014, citizen Lilit Yeghiazaryan received child benefit, whereas her employer organization had ceased its operation back on January 31, 2013. L. Yeghiazaryan did not inform the relevant regional center about it, whereas if she had informed, the benefit would be cut.

The Municipality of Vanadzor viewed the situation above as unjust enrichment.

With the support of HCA Vanadzor, an objection to the claim was filed on behalf of L. Yeghiazaryan. The objection above substantiated the fact that the citizen could not have known that her employer organization ceased its operation since she had exclusively business relations with her employer and received no notice of dismissal. Moreover, it was the employer who was under obligation to inform the relevant regional center about dismissing the employee. Therefore, L. Yeghiazaryan was not guilty of causing the alleged damage and she was under no obligation to return the required amount.

Based on the above, on March 18, 2016 the General Jurisdiction Court of Lori Marz (Region) dismissed the claim of the Municipality of Vanadzor.

HCA Vanadzor urges the competent state agencies to refrain from using the low level of the public legal consciousness and taking illegal actions.

Anyone in a similar situation can consult HCA Vanadzor for free legal aid.