How to Determine the Amount of Child Maintenance

 
After divorce, the parent who is not responsible for raising a child is obligated to pay child maintenance for the child. The amount of child maintenance will be determined as per the following principles.
 
Generally, the amount of child maintenance will be determined based on the actual needs of the child, the financial status and resources of both parents, and the local living standard.
 
Both parents may agree on an amount without seeking judicial relief from the court. But if both parents agree, in a divorce case, that either of them will be responsible for raising their children without claiming child maintenance from the other, and the court reasonably believes that such parent clearly lacks sufficient financial resources and income to cover the costs for child raising, the court will not approve their agreement.
 
If both parents fail to reach an agreement thereon or their agreement is not approved by the court, the amount may be determined between 20% and 30% of the monthly income of the parent obligated to pay child maintenance if he/she has fixed income. The above ratio may be increased to a maximum of 50% if he/she has to pay child maintenance for two or more children.
 
If such parent has no fixed income, the amount of child maintenance of a year will be determined based on his/her total income of that year, or the average monthly income of his/her industry multiplied by twelve, at the ration as determined above.
 
Under special circumstances, for example, the child is suffering from a major disease or has received a large amount as a gift, etc., the ration as determined above may be increased or decreased appropriately, as the case may be.