Supporting family and friends is a concept for granted. And in case of unwillingness to provide assistance to needy family members, the state and the Family Code of the Russian Federation come to protect their rights.
Child support
Children have the right to receive support from their parents, from the moment they are born until they reach adulthood. Until the child is 14 years old, child support is collected by the guardian or one of the parents with whom the child is living together. From the age of 14 and up to the age of majority, the child can independently apply for child support, with the consent of the parent or guardian.
In some cases, the law provides for the possibility of receiving financial assistance for adult children, for example, when a child under the age of 23 receives an education and is unable to work. Children with disabilities or any other reasons preventing their access to work can also count on similar assistance.
The payment of alimony is also mandatory when the parents of the child were not married, as in this case the obligations with respect to the maintenance of the child are similar. Adopted children also have the right to receive funds for maintenance if the relations of guardian parents have not developed.
Alimony for the maintenance of former spouses
According to the law, a former spouse who is unable to provide for themselves can rely on help from their former partner, if he has the opportunity to provide it. An indisputable right to receive child support in such cases is the parent raising a disabled child of group 1, regardless of his age, or other disability groups until they reach adulthood.
A spouse who is on maternity leave for a child under 3 years old or who is expecting a child to appear also has the full right to receive child support. However, in the case of the requirement of alimony for the maintenance of former spouses, the relationship must be registered officially.
Refusal to receive payments may be the insufficient duration of the marriage relationship, as well as inappropriate behavior of the spouse. If there is evidence that disability arose through his own fault and was the cause of alcoholism, drug addiction or criminal acts, the payment of alimony will most likely be refused.
