How to calculate child support

In most cases, alimony is paid monthly and amounts to 25% of earnings for one child, 33% for two children, and half income for three or more children. It should be noted that alimony is deducted from income after withholding personal income tax. Therefore, if the salary is 20 thousand rubles a month, with a standard tax deduction of 13%, the amount of payments will not be 5,000 rubles, but 4,350.

At the same time, when calculating alimony, all types of income must be taken into account: this is wages, scholarships or pensions, unemployment benefits or income from shares and other income. An exception is made only for one-time payments: bonuses (excluding regularly paid ones) or severance pay upon dismissal.

If, in addition to monthly deductions, it is also necessary to recover “old” alimony debts, it must be remembered that the total amount of deductions from wages cannot exceed 70% of earnings.

In accordance with Russian law, money for a child can be collected not only as a share of earnings — it is also possible that a “flat amount” is paid monthly, the amount of which does not depend on the income received in that month.

We must also remember that once the agreed amount of alimony can change — both upwards and downwards. For example, if a child needs expensive treatment, by a court decision, the amount appearing in the writ of execution may increase significantly.

We must also remember that once the agreed amount of alimony can change — both upwards and downwards. For example, if a child needs expensive treatment, by a court decision, the amount appearing in the writ of execution may increase significantly.

At the time of divorce, you can sign the «Agreement on the payment of alimony», specifying in writing the terms of the method and amount of payment, if there are no conflicts between the parties. In this case, you will not have to pay legal costs and forfeit on alimony, since you can go to court if the agreement is not concluded. The agreement must necessarily contain a notary’s certification.

The state is very strict about the evasion of alimony payments: they introduced a ban on traveling abroad, “gave the go-ahead” to withdraw funds from any accounts, including mobile phones. And increased forfeit for late payment since July 2008 up to 0.5% of the amount for each day of delay. By court order from your wages to pay the delay on alimony can calculate up to 75% of the amount of income.

If alimony has not been paid for several years, including periods until 2008, then for those years the penalty will be calculated at 0.1% of the amount. As a result, a small monthly payment can grow into a huge amount. If there were no payments at all, then the penalty is calculated from the day when the alimony was assigned. If payments have already been made, then it will be calculated from the day when the payments stopped. Now, knowing the amount of the percentage of the monthly payment appointed by the court (if the child is alone, then usually this amount is 25% of the salary), it remains to take a calculator and a sheet of paper to calculate the amount of the penalty. The monthly amount of the debt must be multiplied by the amount of the penalty, then by the number of days overdue, then add everything up.