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CHILD SUPPORT · KYIV AND ALL OF UKRAINE
Recovering child maintenance: a share of income or a fixed sum
We recover maintenance for your child: the calculation, a court order or a claim, arrears and interest. We work online across Ukraine, with no need for you to attend court.
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Not paying maintenance?
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WHAT MATTERS
What to know about maintenance
From the filing date
Awarded from when you go to court
As a general rule maintenance is awarded from the day you apply to the court. Every month you wait is money the child does not get.
50%
Minimum for one child
The statutory benchmark is not less than 50% of the subsistence minimum for a child of that age. The actual amount depends on income and needs.
Interest
For late payments
Maintenance arrears carry interest, and persistent evasion brings restrictions on the debtor, up to legal liability.
The rules are stated in general terms. We will do the exact calculation for your situation at the consultation.
TRANSPARENT TERMS
Ways we work on maintenance cases
WHERE TO START
Confidential consultation
We calculate the amount, assess the evidence and choose the route: a court order, a claim, or an agreement. We name the budget after the analysis and fix it in the agreement.
Online or at the office
ONE-OFF SERVICE
A document or a calculation
Pay per action
✓ Calculation of maintenance and arrears
✓ Application for a court order
✓ Statement of claim
✓ Notarised maintenance agreement
✓ Application to the enforcement service
POPULAR CHOICE
FULL RECOVERY SERVICE
From the application to the writ of execution
Payment by stages
✓ Strategy and all documents
✓ Filing and handling the case in court
✓ Representation without you attending
✓ Writ of execution and filing with the bailiffs
✓ Oversight of the first payments collected
DIFFICULT CASES
Hidden income, arrears, changing the amount
Individual budget
✓ A fixed sum where income is hidden
✓ Recovery of arrears and interest
✓ Increasing or reducing the amount
✓ Maintenance for a spouse
✓ Work with the enforcement proceedings
CHECKLIST
What to gather for a maintenance claim
01
The child birth certificate and, if you have them, the marriage or divorce certificate.
02
Evidence of what you spend on the child: receipts, payments for nursery, school, clubs, medical care.
03
Information about the payer income: place of work, lifestyle, large purchases.
04
Your bank details for receiving the money.
05
Any correspondence about supporting the child: it becomes evidence.
CLEAR AND STEP BY STEP
How we work
01
Consultation and calculation
We work out the amount, a share of income or a fixed sum, and choose the fastest route.
02
Documents
We prepare the application for a court order or the claim, and gather evidence of the child needs.
03
Court without you attending
We file through the Electronic Court and represent you at the hearings.
04
Money in your account
We obtain the writ of execution, pass it to the bailiffs and keep an eye on the first payments collected.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Frequently asked questions
Either a share of income (for one child, usually a quarter) or a fixed sum of money. The statutory benchmark is not less than 50% of the subsistence minimum for a child.
As a general rule, from the day the application is filed with the court. So delay costs you: file today, and it counts from today.
In certain cases yes, if you can show you took steps to obtain it and the payer evaded. We will assess your chances at the consultation.
A court order is the simplified, faster procedure for straightforward situations. If the payer objects, we move to a full claim. We will pick the best route.
Ask for a fixed sum of money, based on the real cost of raising the child and the payer lifestyle. We take care of the evidence.
It depends on the format: a one-off document, the full recovery service, or a difficult case. We name the budget after the consultation and fix it in the agreement.
OUR EXPERIENCE
Case examples
✓ FIXED SUM
We proved the child real needs
Situation: the payer officially declared a minimal income, so a share-of-income award came out negligible.
Actions: we gathered evidence of the payer real standard of living and of what the child actually costs.
Result: the court awarded maintenance as a fixed sum matching the child needs.
✓ ARREARS AND INTEREST
Arrears recovered with interest
Situation: the payer ignored the maintenance award for months.
Actions: we calculated the arrears and the interest and applied to the court and the enforcement service.
Result: the arrears were recovered together with the interest.
✓ AMOUNT INCREASED
Changed circumstances, in the child favour
Situation: the child needs had grown while the maintenance stayed at a level set years earlier.
Actions: we proved the change in circumstances: education and health costs, and the change in the payer income.
Result: the court increased the amount of maintenance.
Cases are anonymised. Every case is individual, the outcome depends on the specific circumstances and is not guaranteed.
LEAD LAWYER FOR THIS PRACTICE
Ilona Melnychuk
LAWYER · Family and civil cases · 15 years of experience
I handle maintenance cases from the calculation through to real money in your account: court, the enforcement service, and dealing with debtors.
LITIGATION PRACTICE
Vitalii Petryk
LAWYER · Litigation practice · 15 years of experience
I step in on the difficult cases: hidden income, large arrears, appeals.
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EVERY MONTH COUNTS
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