{"id":1318469,"date":"2025-11-10T15:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/who-is-obliged-to-support-a-child-if-the-parents-are-absent-or-incapacitated-clarification-from-the-ministry-of-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T13:59:08","slug":"who-is-obliged-to-support-a-child-if-the-parents-are-absent-or-incapacitated-clarification-from-the-ministry-of-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/who-is-obliged-to-support-a-child-if-the-parents-are-absent-or-incapacitated-clarification-from-the-ministry-of-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is obliged to support a child if the parents are absent or incapacitated: clarification from the Ministry of Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the parents are unable to support the child, the obligation to provide for his or her needs may be placed on other family members or relatives. The relevant norms are provided for in the Family Code of Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This was reported by<\/a> the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Maintaining a child is the primary responsibility of the parents. However, even after the deprivation of parental rights, this responsibility does not disappear. If the parents are absent or cannot provide for the child financially, the responsibility may be assigned to other relatives.<\/p>\n

In particular, the law stipulates that grandparents are obliged to support their grandchildren in the event of the parents’ absence or inability to fulfill their duties. Alimony can be collected from both the father and the mother. This obligation is imposed on both able-bodied and unable-bodied relatives, if they have the appropriate financial means.<\/p>\n

Adult siblings may also be required to support their younger siblings in cases where the parents are absent or unable to provide for the child. Similarly, disabled adult siblings may receive assistance if they themselves require financial support.<\/p>\n

In addition, the obligation to maintain the child may be imposed on the stepmother or stepfather if the child lives with them and has no parents or other relatives capable of providing maintenance. The court has the right to exempt them from this obligation if the cohabitation was short-lived or if there are other valid reasons.<\/p>\n

If a child was raised in a family with people who are not relatives, these people may also be obliged to provide financial support. In such cases, the court takes into account how close the relationship between the child and these people was and whether they have financial resources.<\/p>\n

When determining the circle of persons who may be obligated to support a child, the court takes into account the absence of parents or their inability to fulfill their duty, the presence of family ties, the financial capabilities of relatives, and the child’s need for support.<\/p>\n

In cases where one of the parents has disappeared or is recognized as missing, maintenance may be provided at the expense of his property. According to the Civil Code of Ukraine, the guardian of the property of such a person has the right to direct funds to meet the needs of the children.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Justice emphasizes that the right of a child to adequate material support is one of the key principles for protecting his or her interests. If parents cannot fulfill their obligations, maintenance may be assigned to relatives or other persons by court decision.<\/p>\n

The amount of alimony from relatives is determined by the court as a share of income or as a fixed amount of money. The minimum amount cannot be less than half of the subsistence minimum for a child of the appropriate age. In 2025, this amount is from one thousand two hundred eighty-one hryvnias and fifty kopecks to one thousand five hundred ninety-eight hryvnias.<\/p>\n

If the payer has sufficient income, the court may establish a full subsistence minimum: from UAH 2,563 to UAH 3,196. If circumstances change \u2014 illness, loss of job, or the appearance of new dependents \u2014 the amount of alimony may be revised.<\/p>\n

A child who has reached the age of fourteen has the right to independently apply to the court to protect his or her rights and to dispose of the alimony due to him or her. This right is enshrined in Ukrainian legislation and is aimed at ensuring the best interests of the child.<\/p>\n

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If the parents are unable to support the child, the obligation to provide for his or her needs may be placed on other family members or relatives. The relevant norms are provided for in the Family Code of Ukraine. This was reported by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. Maintaining a child is the primary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":594068,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76875,76878],"class_list":["post-1318469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-other-news","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/594068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}