Alimony — by Agreement or by Court Decision
Parents are obliged to maintain their minor children, and also their adult children who are incapable of work and need assistance — this duty is fixed by law and admits no release from it. The amount of alimony payable for minor or adult incapable children is determined by the parents by mutual agreement; where the parents fail to agree on the amount, the dispute is decided by the court. Distinguishing these routes is the first step: an agreement is cheaper and faster, but it must have a sound legal form; the court becomes unavoidable when the distance between the positions is wide. We structure the negotiation process so that the agreement holds, and where necessary we move to a court position with a complete evidentiary package. The subject of the negotiation is not the amount alone but the durability of the payment over time as well: the law fixes that in a dispute the amount is determined as a monthly payable sum, and an agreed arrangement should follow the same logic so that the child's maintenance does not become patchy.