Necessary documents for the file (in copy): – standard request – identity documents of the applicants; – child’s birth certificate; – as applicable, marriage certificate or family record book; – certificate of classification of the child in a degree of disability, if applicable; – request approved by the management of the institution for entering parental leave; – proof issued by the employer or competent authorities regarding the income earned; – decision to suspend the individual employment contract for a period of 1 year, 2 years or 3 years in the case of a child with a disability; – in the case of persons who earn taxable income from several sources simultaneously, the parental leave and allowance are granted based on supporting documents regarding the suspension of at least one of the activities; – the applicant’s tax file (if applicable); – if the applicant chooses to receive the allowance or incentive in their personal account, an account statement and IBAN account from the bank are required. If a person is already receiving parental leave allowance and gives birth to another child, a new file is drawn up for extending the leave. If the person on parental leave opts for payment of the incentive, a new file is drawn up and a request is submitted for granting the incentive. Starting from March 1, 2012, at least one month from the total period of parental leave is allocated to one of the persons who has not requested this right. Therefore, regardless of the situation, the parent who is on parental leave or receiving the insertion incentive, except for cases where the applicability of art. 11 from GEO no. 111/2010 is not mandatory, will lose one month of entitlement, whether it is for the allowance or the incentive, if the other parent does not access their own right to leave. The new regulation applies to children born after March 1, 2012, being imposed under the principle that the responsibility for caring for the child belongs to both parents.*