Family law — Child support
20 articlesRules for establishing, modifying and enforcing child support. Learn who is entitled and how to calculate the amount.
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Child support and 800+ benefits
How family benefits affect child support assessments.
Child support: who is entitled and when
Who can claim child support, legal basis and when the obligation arises.
Child support for an adult child
When support continues after 18 and how long it lasts (including studies).
Support for parents from adult children
When a parent can claim support from adult children and conditions.
Interim child support (security)
When interim child support can be granted and how the procedure works.
Child support from grandparents: when it applies
When the maintenance obligation passes to grandparents and on what terms.
Retroactive child support and back payments
When retroactive child support is possible and how to calculate back payments.
Until when is child support paid?
How long the obligation lasts and when it ends.
Alimony fund: when it applies
When you can receive payments from the alimony fund.
Child support amounts: criteria and rules
How courts calculate child support: child needs, parent capacity and evidence.
Interim child support before judgment
How to obtain interim child support during proceedings and when it is granted.
Non‑payment of child support: enforcement and bailiff
What to do when child support is not paid: enforcement, bailiff and consequences.
Reduction or termination of child support
When courts may reduce or end child support and how to prove it.
Maintenance obligation: what it is
What the maintenance obligation means and whom it applies to.
Custody and parental rights vs child support
How custody arrangements affect child support obligations.
Child support petition: how to file step by step
How to prepare and file a child support petition and what documents are required.
Increase of child support: when and how
When you can request an increase and how to justify it.
Divorce and child support — when the court decides and how to change it
Learn when the court decides child support in divorce, how interim support works, and how to change the amount after judgment.
Child support case: procedure
How the child support proceeding works and what stages it includes.
Spousal maintenance: rules and limits
Rules for spousal maintenance after divorce, conditions and examples.
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FAQ: Child support
Answers to the most common questions on this topic
There is no fixed statutory amount — the court sets child support individually based on the child's needs and the paying parent's earning capacity. A child support calculator helps estimate the amount before filing.
Yes. If circumstances change significantly — the child's needs grow, the parent's income changes or living costs rise — you can file a motion to modify child support at the district court.
Non-payment of child support is a criminal offence punishable by a fine, restriction of liberty or up to 2 years' imprisonment. The creditor can engage a bailiff and report the debtor to the alimony debtors' register.
The court can grant interim child support during proceedings, requiring the other parent to pay a provisional amount. The motion is filed together with or during the main claim.
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