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Family Law: termination of parental rights, rights of the child, child support. (Russia)
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Question

My husband effects alimony payments in favour a child from his first marriage equal to 25% of his income. How much will he pay ton me and his first wife in case I apply for alimony payments?

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Answer

According to Art. 81 part 1 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation in the absence of an alimony agreement alimony payments to minor children shall be recovered judicially from children's parents on monthly basis: one third of parents' income for two child. Your alimony recovery application shall be adjudicated actionably with attraction of your husband’s first wife as a third party. It is advisable that your husband also applies for reduction of alimony payments to the child from the first marriage. In this case you and your husband’s first wife will be entitled to 1/6 of al income of your husband.

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