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title: "Child Support Claims"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/civil-law-en/child-support-claims-en"
field: "Civil Law"
description: "Child support claims under articles 1212–1216 of the Civil Code of Georgia: amount by agreement or court, reasonable and fair assessment, extra costs. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-15"
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# Child Support Claims

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## Legal Grounds of the Parental Maintenance Obligation

Article 1212 of the Civil Code of Georgia declares the maintenance of children to be a fundamental obligation of parents: parents are obliged to maintain their minor children. The obligation does not automatically end when the child comes of age. Under the same provision, parents are also obliged to maintain their incapacitated children who need assistance, even after those children have reached majority. Child support claims rest directly on this norm: they determine who may claim the funds necessary for the child's upkeep, from whom, and under what procedure, and they structure the dispute between parents over the amount of alimony. The obligation binds both parents and its performance is dictated by the interests of the child, not by the state of the personal relationship between the parents after divorce or separation.

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### Which children must be maintained by their parents?

Parents are obliged to maintain their minor children and their incapacitated children who need assistance, including after those children have reached majority.

### What happens if the parents cannot agree on the amount?

The dispute is decided by the court, which determines the amount on the basis of a reasonable and fair assessment, within the limits of the demands necessary for the normal maintenance and upbringing of the child, taking into account the actual material situation of both the parents and the child.

### Does alimony cover all additional expenses?

Not always. Participation in additional expenses caused by special circumstances — the serious illness of the child, injury causing disability and others — may be charged separately to the parent paying alimony.

### Who bears the costs of maintaining a child under guardianship or care?

Parents may be charged with bearing the maintenance costs of a child transferred to guardianship or care, in accordance with the Civil Code or a court decision.