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Payments before a final decision is made. What documents are needed to apply for child support?

The phrase: “I want to apply for alimony” in most cases is pronounced by women who want to receive monthly funds to provide for their minor child. The procedure for recovering from a former or still present spouse, at first glance, looks very simple, but in fact there are many documentary nuances in it. In order for the trial to end positively for you, and for the judge to set the maximum monthly amount, you need to carefully and thoroughly prepare.

How to apply for alimony - we collect the necessary documents

Before you go to the magistrate, you need to collect originals and copies of documents such as:

  • The passport.
  • Receipt for payment of state duty.
  • Birth certificate.
  • If the child's father was not your legal spouse, a certificate of paternity will be required.
  • A certificate certified by the local administration, which confirms your residence with the child.
  • Certificate of divorce or marriage.
  • If possible, attach a certificate from the spouse's work, which will indicate his monthly income.

The collected package of documents must be taken to the office of the world court at your actual place of residence, or the place of residence of the father of the child. In the same place, the secretary will issue you an application, which must be completed in 2 copies. A sample is shown below.

How to apply for child support - the amount of payment

As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this event. After 7-10 days after filing your application, you will receive a letter stating the exact date and time of your hearing. What is the amount of alimony set by the court in 2017?

  • For one child, the defendant must pay monthly 25% of his salary, pensions, insurance payments, business profits, scholarships, government payments, interest on deposits.
  • For two kids - 35%
  • For three children and subsequent - 50%
  • If the father is unemployed, then the amount will be calculated based on the subsistence level established by the state.

Payments can also be increased or significantly reduced. What does a woman need to do in order to receive from the father of the family a more worthy amount than is established by law? Read our article below.


How to increase child support

The law provides for circumstances on the basis of which alimony can be collected from a spouse in excess of the initial data described above. These circumstances include:

  • Significant reduction in mother's wages.
  • Job loss due to layoffs or layoffs.
  • Serious deterioration in the health of a parent - disability, injury, injury.
  • Additional funds are required for the material support of the child - medicines, the need for expensive medical procedures, changes in diet, etc.
  • Inflation and rising prices for clothing, food, education.
  • Also, the law obliges parents to organize not only the educational activities of the baby, but also his cultural leisure. If your common child goes to a sports, dance, music or art school, collect irrefutable evidence that he really attends them and they are paid.

Keep in mind that the judge will not take your word for it. To confirm the real needs, collect additional documents, for example, certificates from doctors with an established diagnosis, a certificate from the employer about the reduction, etc.


How to apply for child support without a divorce

Often, wives, exhausted by constant lack of money, raise the issue of alimony without divorce in the family. Such a variant of events is quite possible, since the law obliges parents to support their children financially, regardless of the presence or absence of marriage ties. The application process, being officially married, has absolutely no differences from the above. Moreover, when assigning a monthly payment, the judge is guided only by the interests of the child. In this process, the main thing is to correctly collect the documents and fill out the application.


Alimony payments can be made in the following ways:
  • Conclusion on mutual consent to the payment of alimony.
  • Arrangement of alimony with the help of the court.
  • Arrangement of alimony for adult children.
At the same time, you can apply for alimony both while being married and after a divorce. Depending on the situation, the package of documents will be slightly different.

consensual agreement

The easiest and fastest way is a mutual agreement on the payment of alimony. It is concluded at the notary in the presence of the following papers:
  • Child's birth certificate.
  • Passport of both parents.
  • Income statement for the last 3 months. Provided by the person who will pay child support.
  • Certificate of paternity. To do this, you must contact the registry office with a request to provide an extract from the register.

Judicially

The second option for issuing alimony is the most common. It does not matter whether the parents are married or divorced, lived in a civil marriage.

The main documents include:

  • Birth certificate and two copies.
  • Two originals of the statement of claim for the recovery of alimony.
  • Claimant's passport.
  • A certificate from the housing office confirming with whom the child lives and on whose behalf he is.
The main document for proceedings in court is a lawsuit. It must be correctly drafted, otherwise the case will be rejected. The statement of claim for alimony states:
  • Address and name of the court.
  • Full details of both parents:

    Surnames, names, patronymics;
    - home address;
    - passport data.

  • Children's data.
  • The essence of the requirements is stated.
  • Substantiation and evidence of claims.
  • Description of attached documents.
Here is a sample statement:


Additional papers:
  • Divorce Certificate. Attached if alimony is filed after a divorce. The original and two copies are provided.
  • An extract from the home book or a certificate from their Housing Office confirming the defendant's residence at the address indicated in the application. Provided if the plaintiff and the defendant live at the same address. Original and copy required.
  • You may also need a bank account number to which child support will be transferred in the future.

Documents for the payment of alimony to the mother

Chapter 14 of the "Family Code" of the Russian Federation states that before the child reaches the age of 3 or in case of pregnancy and disability, the wife can apply for alimony intended for her direct maintenance.

To do this, the following documents are submitted to the court:

Alimony for an adult child

According to the law, a child, upon reaching the age of majority, has the right to collect alimony from his parents in case of his incapacity for work.

Often the reasons for this are:

  • disability;
  • full-time university education.
To recover funds for maintenance, the following is submitted:

If the persons are married

You can also apply for alimony while being married, about how to do this -. For example, if the father does not give money for the maintenance of the child, but spends it on himself.

In this case, in the main package of documents, a marriage certificate is submitted, and not a divorce. In addition, it is necessary to provide evidence that the defendant does not support a family, draw up a list of witnesses.

If the marriage certificate is lost, then it can always be restored by following

Filing an application for the recovery of alimony is a rather serious and troublesome business, and therefore it is worth preparing well in advance for it. An incorrect word or date in the statement of claim or in the document attached to it, and the consideration of the case may be delayed, or the court will completely refuse to accept such a statement for its consideration.

What documents are needed to apply for alimony will depend on many circumstances:

  • in which instance the application is written: to a magistrate, to a city (district) court, or an agreement on the payment of alimony is concluded on a voluntary basis with a notary;
  • an application is written with a request to issue a court order or a claim is filed for the recovery of alimony;
  • for whose maintenance and for what reason alimony is collected: a minor child, a disabled adult, a mother with a one-year-old child, etc.;
  • whether the location of the person from whom it is planned to receive alimony, as well as his place of work, other sources and amounts of income has been established;
  • whether the marriage between the spouses has been dissolved, or whether they are not yet divorced;
  • whether alimony will be collected for the past period;
  • others.

Documents for every occasion

Each situation and each statement must be approached individually and every word and action should be documented. But there is a list of documents for filing for alimony, which remains unchanged under different circumstances. In each case, it is replenished with other securities.

Required Documents:

1. Application (request to issue a court order or statement of claim for the recovery of alimony). It is drawn up and submitted in two copies - one of them is registered in the office of the court, the second is marked with the acceptance of the application, and is kept by the applicant.

2. Passport of the applicant and its photocopy. Ideally, you need to copy all the marks in the document, but be sure to copy the pages with a photo and personal data, with registration marks, registration / divorce, with information about children.

3. Certificate of official marriage and its photocopy, in cases where the marriage between the spouses has not yet been dissolved.

4. Certificate of divorce and its photocopy, if the spouses are divorced.

5. Birth certificates of children (or a child) and their photocopies.

6. Certificate of persons who live with the applicant (certificate of family composition, extract from the house book, etc.). It must be detailed - indicating the address, size of the dwelling, full name and date of birth of all persons living at this address, indicating the degree of relationship with the applicant. As an option - a residential lease agreement, if the applicant does not have official registration at the place of residence, and rents housing.

7. Receipt confirming the payment of the state duty for filing an application for alimony.

These are required documents. Their list can be supplemented with those that are desirable, but the applicant is not always able to provide them.

List of additional documents for filing for alimony:

  • Passport of the spouse (or other payer of alimony) from whom the recovery of alimony is planned, and its photocopy. Often, the court only needs one photocopy without the original.
  • A certificate indicating the place of work of the debtor and the amount of his salary, or simply information about the main and additional sources of his income.
  • Information about the place of residence of the person from whom you wish to collect alimony.

Information from the police on the search for a person will need to be added to this list if alimony is collected from a relative whose whereabouts have not been established.

If the applicant wishes to collect alimony from the debtor also for the past period, then it is necessary to submit to the court a calculation of the debt for all this time, based on the constant amount of the debtor's earnings or the average salary in Russia.

Documents for child support

Their full list is listed above. Sometimes, in the case of recovery of alimony for children who have not reached the age of majority, in order to confirm the determination of the place of residence of the child with the applicant parent, a court decision on this must be attached.

If alimony is collected from a common-law spouse, then the court will be required to bring a certificate or a court decision establishing the fact of paternity.

When alimony is collected for children who are left without parental care, documents will be needed confirming the death of the parents, an order to establish guardianship.

The Family Code also allows you to receive alimony for your maintenance for those children who have already reached the age of 18 (read more about this from the article -), in two cases:

  • if they are unable to work due to disability,
  • if they continue full-time education (but only until the age of twenty-three).

In the first case, the original and a copy of a certificate from a medical institution indicating the type of disease and the date the disability group was assigned or a court decision on deprivation of legal capacity should be attached to the general list of documents for filing alimony. In the second case - a certificate from an educational institution indicating the form of study, specialty and information about receiving a scholarship.

Some facts

In accordance with Article 107 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation, the statute of limitations does not apply to these relationships. This means that if the right to payments arose at the age of 3 of the baby, and the parent applied to the court when he was already eight years old, then payments will be assigned from the moment of application until the child reaches 18 years of age.

Documents for alimony for a mother on maternity leave

A parent who is on maternity leave, takes care of a child up to three years old (almost always a mother), has the right to collect alimony from the second parent. Provided that he has not yet started work, does not have an independent income and needs additional financial support. How and in what amount are paid alimony for the maintenance of a wife up to 3 years of a child, we tell.

To the above list of documents, the mother needs to attach a certificate from her place of work indicating that she is on leave to care for a small child and does not receive wages. Or provide information from the social security service that the mother does not have a permanent job, and also reflect whether she receives child allowance and in what amount.

A pregnant woman will also be able to collect alimony from her husband or ex-husband for her maintenance if she is no longer able to work and has no source of income. To do this, you need to submit a certificate from a medical organization about the gestational age indicating the date of registration in the antenatal clinic.

Documents for child support for an adult

Cases when alimony has to be paid for the maintenance of an adult citizen are not common, but they do not always take place. Most often, they cannot provide for themselves and need material support from relatives (or other persons) of old age or those who are unable to earn money due to their state of health.

These can be parents who collect alimony from their already adult children, grandparents who rely on material assistance from their grandchildren, adult children with disabilities, caregivers or adoptive parents who wish to receive maintenance payments from their pupils and adopted children.

As documents confirming an unsatisfactory state of health, they need to submit a certificate from a medical institution, which indicates the disease and disability group. To confirm a low level of income - a certificate from the social security, pension fund or employment service with a note on the amount of the monthly allowance, pension.

It will only be possible to collect alimony if the applicant's income is significantly lower than the income of the person from whom they collect alimony.

Documents for a voluntary agreement

If the parents (or other persons) decide on a voluntary basis to conclude an agreement on the payment of alimony, then they should apply for its preparation and certification at a notary office. You need to bring with you:

  • drafted text of the agreement or its draft,
  • passports of both spouses (or other persons, depending on who the alimony will be withheld from),
  • documents confirming kinship (children's metrics, paternity document, marriage/dissolution certificate, etc.),
  • information about income (one or the other, depending on the situation),
  • documents confirming disability (if alimony is collected for an adult).

The notary may, at his own discretion, request other information.

Example. By a court decision dated 1.02.2008 Ivanov A.A. was awarded the payment of alimony in a fixed amount - 5,000 rubles per month. The ex-wife with the employee's child lives in Moscow. The living wage in Moscow for children at the time of the court decision was 4,997 rubles. The amount of alimony is a multiple of 1,006 (5,000 rubles: 4,997 rubles).

The living wage for children in Moscow is:

7,866 rubles (Decree of the Government of Moscow dated December 6, 2011 No. 573-PP).
7,825 rubles (Decree of the Government of Moscow dated March 20, 2012 No. 94 PP).
7,972 rubles (Decree of the Government of Moscow dated June 5, 2012 No. 258-PP).

The amount of alimony in a fixed amount will be:

For December, January, February 2012 - 7870.72 (7 866 * 1.0006).
For March, April, May - 7829.70 (7825 * 1.0006).
For June, July, August - 7976.78 (7972 * 1.0006).

Some Features

Often, spouses are also alimony at the same time (you can find the form at the end of the material). And they can also indicate in it the order of the desired division of property or ask to determine with which parent the child will live after the divorce. Then the form of this application and the list of documents will expand. At a minimum, you will need more than one receipt for the payment of state duty.

Some facts

Child support is paid regardless of the material wealth of the parents, and their late payment or complete disregard is a criminal offense. Even if the father or mother

When accepting an application at the court office, you will also be required to have originals and copies of your passport, certificates of registration of marriage, divorce, birth of children or paternity, court decisions, other official documents that provide certain rights or exempt from obligations.

The following must be original: applications and claims, as well as all kinds of certificates and other documents that are issued specifically for presentation to the court as an attachment to each specific application (certificates of place of residence, place of work and salary, etc.).

Only in a copied form, the court will be able to accept the passport of the person to whom the penalty is directed, his employment contract, etc.. Due to the fact that it is not always possible to present the originals of these documents.
Pay attention to the dates indicated in the documents, some of them are issued for a certain period of time and after some time may become invalid.

In the application for alimony, it is imperative to indicate a list of all the documents that you attach to it, indicating their number and how many sheets they are located on. This is a way to insure against the loss of a particular document.

If you still have questions about what documents are needed to apply for alimony, then ask them in the comments.

Parents are not divided in terms of the amount of attention and money spent on raising a child. They are both obliged to provide their children with sufficient quality food, clothing and a good standard.

No one deprives people who are divorcing or simply separating from the opportunity to reach a consensus by drawing up a documented agreement that they, on a non-coercive basis, intend to participate in financial support for a child.

Among other things, the contract grants the right to give personally or through third parties. Such a document is drawn up pre-judicially and must be certified by a notary, otherwise it will not be valid from the point of view of jurisprudence as such. An agreement concluded in words, that is, orally, is also not taken into account when considering a maintenance claim.

A parent must provide for their child!

If, as a result of any incident between the spouses, it is extremely unlikely to reach an agreement on the amount of material assistance in raising a child peacefully, the money will be claimed by the competent authorities through.

The mother or father, with whom the child lives, submits an application to the court. Do not forget also that you can also demand a recovery from a spouse whose marriage has not yet been terminated and its completion is probably not even close to your plans.

The basis will be your judgment that the future defendant does not fully contribute in terms of material support for the needs of the child or does not do so at all. Being married or dissolving it by no one has even the slightest significant impact on the amount of alimony, it remains absolutely identical.

Following the dogmas prescribed in the Family Code, the following categories of persons have the right to file an application of this type:

  • one of the parents (without, at the same time with the filing of an application for divorce or after the completion of the divorce process);
  • single adoptive parent;
  • trustee or ;
  • adoptive parents;
  • an institution that carries out educational functions in relation to this child;
    guardianship authorities.

Under no circumstances do not make loud statements, categorically refusing alimony. It may be that you are in circumstances where you are surrounded by a wall of absolute ignorance about where the defendant lives or earns a living.

In this provision, the court will certainly take up the search for the defendant, provided that the plaintiff has been provided with the appropriate regulations for the approval of the defendant as a payer of alimony.

The topic of the consultation is “Dissolution of marriage and collection of alimony”. For questions about divorce and the recovery of alimony after a divorce, the answers are in the video:

Applying for alimony

The collection of funds begins immediately on the day when the application for their accrual is submitted. If the spouse does not make a timely payment, he will eventually be credited to the debtor section. This type of debt is always subject to repayment, regardless of whether the child has crossed the threshold of majority, in whose favor the money is transferred.

If there is such a prerequisite, the age of the debtor is also ignored, since non-payers who are retired are also subject to the obligation to pay the debt. In the event of a debt, the case, in accordance with the letter of the law, is transferred to bailiffs in order to search for the defendant evading payment and to enforce the collection of the accumulated amount.

The maintenance application is submitted for consideration and is drawn up in the name of a judge of general jurisdiction at the place of residence of either of the parents. The upper right corner of the document contains details of the following type:

  1. title of the position and abbreviation of the name of the judge;
  2. claimant's passport details;
  3. respondent's passport information.

The list of documents for filing for alimony is small!

Below this data, in the middle of the document, the name of the document takes place, which looks like: “A statement of claim for the recovery of alimony”.

Following from the right edge, the first paragraph is written with the repeated indication of the full name (last if available) of the defendant, the general ones are listed with the mention of their passport data and dates of birth.

In continuation, you develop your idea and justify your requirements by the fact that the child is found with you and is in the position of a dependent (is on your sole material support), and the defendant does not fulfill his parental functions, not taking part in creating comfortable conditions for life and development child. If one of the parents has children from other marriages or born out of wedlock, this should also be mentioned in the text of the application.

The following paragraph contains information on the legality of alimony claims and references to the relevant legal acts (Articles 131 and 132 of the Code of Civil Procedure and Articles 80 and 81 of the Family Code).

The further text consists of expressing a request to collect from the defendant (full name and year of birth) funds for the maintenance of the child / children in his favor in a clearly defined amount (indicated or as a percentage of income (at least 25% per child).

Or, a specific amount is mentioned, the calculation of which is based on the fact that the plaintiff has an income in excess of declared and is conditioned by paid bills with accurately prescribed amounts spent on food, wardrobe, entertainment, education and children), starting from the day on which the filing was made the application in question.

Required documents

Petition for the recovery of child support

The last paragraph is a list listing the documents that are attached to the application. Completes the design of the document signature requisite (lower corner, on the right side) and date requisite (lower left corner).

As mentioned earlier, the full package of documents is not limited to just one application, and consists of:

  • replica statements;
  • replicas of the plaintiff's passport;
  • replicas of the marriage certificate (if the parties are married);
  • replicas of the divorce certificate (if the parties were in it and it has already ceased to exist by the current time);
  • replicas of children;
  • certificates stating that the child is living together with the plaintiff (obtained at the department of the Federal Migration Service, provided that the child was registered at the same time with the plaintiff). If it is not possible to provide this paper, the cohabitation of the plaintiff and the child is subject to evidence of the involvement of uninterested (not relatives or friends) witnesses

Copies must be provided in the amount of two copies, in other words, as many as are involved in the proceedings of the persons.

It is necessary to attach a certificate of the amount of the plaintiff's income in the case of specifying the amount of alimony with the defendant's intermittent earnings, being in his ownership of immovable and movable.

A health certificate or an extract from the child's outpatient card is attached in the case of a child or if he suffers from a serious illness, in connection with which there is a need to spend a lot of money. If it is necessary to use expensive medicines, prescriptions and checks (or their copies), which indicate the names of medicines and their cost, as well as checks for spa treatment, are subject to the application in question.

If the party filing for child support is on maternity leave, then it is also entitled to apply for the allocation of funds also for its own maintenance. However, if this clause is mentioned, the amount charged to the plaintiff is doubled.

If the parents registered the marriage, and the application is submitted by the mother, the court requires the establishment of the fact of paternity through a genetic examination. If this is proven, the litigation for the recovery of alimony will continue.

Consideration by the court of this type of application occurs unilaterally and the presence of the defendant at the meeting is not mandatory, he is not even subject to invitation.

Alimony calculation

Alimony should be spent on the child!

The following factors influence the calculation of alimony:

  • income level of both parties;
  • whether the defendant has other children;
  • the state of health of the child and the plaintiff.
    • Provided that the plaintiff is the owner of a stable income, the deductions are 25% for one child, 33% for two children, or 50%, provided that there are three or more children, however, only if the defendant is not a parent of children, not directly related to the plaintiff.

It is carried out by bank or postal transfer.

Opinion of a legal expert:

The article guides our readers on actions in a life situation when parents who are divorced could not agree on alimony. The procedure is simple, but it is important to comply with the amounts of payments established by law. The court will do it. But, it would be more reasonable to approach this problem if the parents do not bring the case to court and conclude an agreement on alimony. This allows you to do the Family Code (Article 99-105 of the RF IC).

Parents may provide better conditions for the child (children) than a court decision determines. The agreement is concluded in a simple written form, signed by both parents and certified by a notary. A properly executed agreement has the force of a writ of execution. This means that it is equivalent to a court decision. If you have any difficulties in this matter, you can contact our specialists at the phone numbers listed on the site or use the feedback forms.

How to file for child support? This question is usually asked by women who are left with a child after a divorce. What specifically needs to be done if the father voluntarily does not fulfill his duties and refuses to support the child? Which court to go to, what documents to collect? The answers are in our article.

Where to apply for alimony, in which court to apply?

To figure out how to file for alimony, you must first navigate the court system. It consists of 3 categories:

  • regional/republican/territorial courts;
  • district courts;
  • world courts.

There are also specialized military courts, but they only hear cases involving members of the military, if the issue concerns either a crime committed by the military or the relationship between the soldier or officer and structures of the Ministry of Defense. Therefore, even if the father of the child is a military man, a claim for alimony cannot be filed in such a court.

Cases relating to alimony are considered by law by justices of the peace. However, to resolve the issue of how to apply for alimony and at the same time divide property that costs more than 500 thousand rubles, according to the rules of civil procedure, you will have to apply to the district court.

Which judge should I go to?

It must be remembered that the activities of magistrates are carried out in territorial areas. Sometimes it happens that on the territory of the district there is only one judicial district (usually this happens only in a sparsely populated rural area), but on the territory of a city or district there are usually 2-3 at least. Therefore, when deciding how to file for alimony, it is also necessary to take into account the place of residence of the plaintiff and the defendant.

You can find out how justices of the peace are divided by territory either on their official website, or by the schemes and lists of streets and houses located in the reception of each judge. In addition, before you file for alimony, you need to decide on a judge who can deal with your case. To do this, it is enough to know that:

  • in the general case, a claim for child support is filed by the mother at her place of residence;
  • if the defendant lives too far away and there is a possibility that he will not appear in court, you can contact the judge at his place of residence;
  • if the defendant does not have a permanent place of residence, then you can apply either at his last reliably known place, or at the place where any property belonging to him is registered.

However, in most cases, to determine jurisdiction, a simpler rule is sufficient: which judge divorced - that one should apply for alimony.

Alimony and divorce

Usually the question of how to file for alimony arises after the divorce has already taken place. But in principle, the issues of alimony payments and divorce are not strictly connected. The law fully allows for the collection of payments before a divorce if the father does not support the child and does not live with the family at all. We are talking about the father, because in the vast majority of cases it is he who acts as the payer.

In addition, we must remember that mandatory alimony is connected precisely with paternity, and not with marriage. Thus, even if the parents of the child have never been husband and wife, alimony can always be collected. How to apply for child support in this case? One of the following conditions must be met here:

  • either recognition by the father of the child and the corresponding entry made in the registry office;
  • or establishment of paternity through the court (See How is the establishment (recognition) of paternity in court?)

Note that if at the same time it is decided how to establish paternity and how to apply for alimony, it is not the justice of the peace, but the district court that should deal with this case.

How to write a claim?

Recovery of alimony through the court requires filing a lawsuit. The requirements for filing a claim are set out in Art. 131 Code of Civil Procedure of the Russian Federation. According to its norms, the claim is submitted only in writing and must contain:

  1. The name of the court (for magistrates - the court district) to which the document is submitted.
  2. Indication of the names and places of residence and registration of both parties - the plaintiff and the defendant. It is highly desirable to indicate both, if one of the parties does not live at the place of registration. This is necessary so that court documents (summons, rulings, etc.) arrive correctly at the right address.
  3. Description of the matter. With regard to the question of how to apply for alimony, it must be indicated that the defendant is the father of the child, but does not voluntarily support him, did not conclude an agreement on payments, therefore, alimony must be recovered in court.
  4. Evidence. Here it is necessary to indicate how paternity is confirmed if there was no marriage (in marriage, any child is considered to be descended from the woman’s husband, unless proven otherwise), whether there was a marriage and when the divorce took place (if it took place), etc.
  5. Actually requirements.

In addition to alimony, in a statement of claim, you can demand the recovery of court costs (for example, for drawing up a claim if it was ordered from a lawyer or a law firm), as well as state duty. By themselves, claims for child support are not subject to duty (more precisely, the defendant pays it after the decision is made), but if other issues are resolved along the way (about divorce, establishing paternity, division of property, etc.), then you will have to pay in the amount established for the relevant category of cases.

What documents are attached to the claim?

Copies of the following documents must be attached to the claim:

  • birth certificate of the child;
  • marriage registration certificate, if the marriage was registered;
  • certificate of divorce, if the divorce has already taken place;
  • a certificate of income of both parties (if it was not possible to obtain a certificate at the place of work of the defendant, you can ask the court to demand it in a lawsuit or a separate petition);
  • certificate of residence;
  • power of attorney, if the claim is filed by a representative.

This is an indicative list. How to apply for alimony in complex cases and what other documents may be required, you need to find out separately. It is best to consult with a lawyer about this.

What to expect from the court?

After the claim and copies of documents are submitted (in person at the reception at the court office or by mail), you need to wait for a response. The answer might be:

  1. Determination, which informs about the acceptance of the case and the date of the meeting.
  2. Determination that the claim was dismissed. It is issued if the application was submitted with violations. These violations will be listed, as well as the period during which they must be corrected.
  3. Determination of the return of the claim. This happens if such a claim has already been filed before, or the case simply cannot be considered in this court. In addition, the claim is returned if the application is not signed or signed by a person who does not have the right to file it (in relation to the recovery of child support - not by the mother or not by her representative by proxy). In this case, it is necessary either to file a lawsuit in another court, or to appeal the ruling in a higher court.

If the claim is accepted, then the question of how to file for alimony can be considered resolved. It remains only to think about how to win the case in court ...