When you and your partner decide to divorce, it is of great importance that the care for your children is properly arranged. An important aspect of this is the determination of child support. This is the financial contribution that both parents, in proportion to their capacity to pay, must provide toward the costs of raising and caring for their children.
At Arslan Advocaten, we understand that arranging child support can be an emotionally and legally complex process. Our family law attorneys are ready to advise and support you in establishing or modifying child support.
What is child support?
Child support is a financial contribution that the non-custodial parent must pay to the custodial parent to cover the child’s expenses. This contribution is determined based on the net income of both parents and the child’s costs during and after the marriage.
Legal obligations
Under the law, both parents are required to contribute to the costs of their children according to their means. This obligation applies to children up to the age of 18 and can in some cases continue until the age of 21, for example when the child is still studying. The support obligation also applies to stepparents, as long as they are married to or in a registered partnership with the child’s parent.
How is child support calculated?
In determining child support, the court applies the so-called ‘Trema standards’. This considers the income of both parents, their ability to pay after the divorce, and the child’s needs. The child support is adjusted annually on the basis of a statutory indexation.
At Arslan Advocaten, we use these standards to prepare an accurate child support calculation, so you know where you stand.
Modification of child support
It may happen that circumstances change after the divorce, causing the established child support to no longer match the current situation. For example, when one of the parents becomes unemployed, earns a higher income, remarries, or has more children. In that case, the child support can be reviewed and adjusted.
Our attorneys can help you recalculate the child support and file a request for modification with the court if you and your ex-partner cannot resolve it together.
How can Arslan Advocaten help?
At Arslan Advocaten, a team of experienced family law attorneys is ready to guide you through the child support process. We ensure that your interests and those of your children always come first and help you make fair arrangements about your children’s financial future.
Contact us today for a free, no-obligation consultation. We are happy to help you further.
