Alimony

Alimony: what is it and how does it work?

Alimony is one of the types of financial assistance that one family member, obligated by law, provides for the maintenance of other family members in need of help. The law determines the circle of persons entitled to alimony, as well as the circle of persons obliged to pay it, as well as the amount and timing of their payment.

The circle of persons entitled to alimony includes minor children who need financial assistance, as well as disabled family members who need help. The amount of alimony is established taking into account all types of earnings, including remuneration and additional income received from subsidiary farming.

Alimony for minor children is collected in the amount of income per child, from - for two children and 4/2 - for three children or more. However, the amount of alimony can be reduced if the parent obligated to pay alimony has other minor children who, after paying alimony in the specified amount, are less well off than the children receiving alimony. Also, the amount of alimony can be reduced if the parent paying alimony is a disabled person of the first or second group, if the children receiving alimony work and have sufficient earnings or are fully supported by the state.

Expenses for the maintenance of children raised in a child care institution may be recovered from the parents in favor of the institution.

In the event of the death of parents or if they lack funds, the responsibility for supporting minor children may be assigned to other family members: grandfather, grandmother, adult brothers and sisters, stepfather or stepmother.

If one of the spouses is disabled or has lost the ability to work within a year after the divorce, he has the right to receive alimony from his spouse, who is able to provide him with financial assistance. Also, the wife is given the right to receive alimony during pregnancy and for one year after the birth of the child (in addition to the right to alimony, which the husband must pay for the maintenance of the child).

Disabled family members (parents or children) who need help have the right to receive alimony from brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, as well as from stepsons and stepdaughters if they have sufficient earnings. Stepsons and stepdaughters may be released from the responsibility for maintaining their stepfather or stepmother if they were supported by them for less than five years or if the stepfather or stepmother failed to fulfill the duties of raising them.

Pupils are obliged to support disabled persons and those in need of financial assistance who raised them, if these persons cannot receive alimony from their children or spouse.

The amount of alimony for minor brothers, sisters, grandchildren, stepsons, stepdaughters, as well as for disabled adult family members in need of assistance, is established by the court in each specific case.

Child support is paid until they reach adulthood. If the conditions due to which alimony was collected change (creation of a new family, restoration of working capacity, etc.), the right to alimony is lost.

Malicious evasion of payment of child support entails criminal penalties.

In conclusion, alimony is an important mechanism for protecting the rights and interests of family members in need of financial assistance. They provide an essential standard of living and help meet essential expenses for housing, food, clothing, health care and education. Therefore, it is important to fulfill your obligations to pay alimony on time and in full in order to provide decent living conditions for family members in need of financial assistance.

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Child support is the payment that a parent or other family member providing care and support to a disabled or disabled family member must pay to another family member to meet his or her needs. If the children are declared dependents of their fathers, they may be able to claim child support.

The obligation to provide alimony may be provided by law or stem from the terms of a will. Alimony can be paid as