Monday, May 28, 2007

Child Support and Maintenance in case of Divorce

There are serveral principles for dealing with child support and maitenance in case of divorce:

a) For child under the age of two, the child shall follow the mother otherwise agreed by the couple;

b) As for the maintenance fee, if the husband or the wife has regular income, it shall be 20%-30% of the monthly income for each month. If there is one more children, the percentage can be increased up to 50%. If the husband or the wife has no regular income, the yearly maintenance fee shall be 20%-30% of the total yearly income or the average yearly income in the industry.

c) Usually, the maintenance fee for child shall be paid until the child grows to age of 18.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How about child support for a child out of wedlock? Mother is a single Chinese woman and father is a married foreigner?