Unfortunately, not all couples manage to build strong family relationships. In Russia, approximately two-thirds of marriages end in divorce, and families with small children often break up. How to protect in this situation
a small person from possible life troubles? In this article, we will try to talk about what child support is, about the procedure for their payment, about how long they pay child support and much more.
Alimony is a payment in favor of common children made by one of the parents in the event of a divorce, most often by the father. How many years do they pay child support? As a rule, before the child reaches the legal age, that is, up to 18 years, but in some cases this period is reduced by 2 years due to premature emancipation.
Alimony can be recovered by the interested party in one of two ways: through the court or through the conclusion of a voluntary bilateral agreement.
A voluntary agreement is a notarized document that clearly sets out the obligations of the parties regarding minors
family members in case of divorce.
The amount of alimony is determined at the request of the parties, but it cannot be less than the following values: 25% of the monthly salary, 33% - alimony for 2 children, not more than 50% - 3 or more. At the request of both parents, alimony can be paid in the form of a certain share of income, either as a fixed monthly amount or as a large
lump sum. The terms of such a “contract” cannot be terminated or changed unilaterally, such is allowed only in case of a serious change in the material condition of the payer, and only through a court.
If the parents were unable to compromise and resolve the dispute in a civilized way, then there is an extreme option - collecting child support with the help of the judiciary, and there are no clearly established time limits for filing a lawsuit. The monthly payment amount in this case is calculated similarly to the above example. If the payer does not have a stable income or works informally, the court, as a rule, sets a fixed amount of monthly payments (including all income). The answer to the question of how many years they pay alimony by a court decision is similar to the one above - until the child is 18 years old.
For failure to fulfill their parental responsibilities should be administrative (with
untimely payment of alimony) or criminal (in case of evasion of alimony) liability. For each overdue day, a fine is imposed by law in the amount of 0.5% of the amount of the monthly payment. For unwillingness to pay child support Art.
157 of the Criminal Code provides for the following punishment:
correctional labor for up to 1 year or imprisonment for up to three months.
Above, we learned about how many years the child support is paid to a minor. Is it possible to stop payments until the child reaches the age of majority? Yes, in the following cases, the decision to pay child support loses its force:
- when adopting or adopting your child by third parties;
- at the death of a minor or the payer;
- upon the entry of a spouse caring for a minor into a new marriage.
In this article we tried to briefly tell you all about child support and we hope that you have gathered useful information from it.