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Maintenance for relatives - child, parents, grandparents

Relatives maintenance – I have to maintain my relatives ?

"Relatives in a straight line are obliged to support each other", it is quite succinct in the law.

Here one understands "related in a straight line" those people, one descended from the other.

Accordingly, parents are obliged to support their children and possibly even their grandchildren (please refer to the following sections).

It also follows that there are no maintenance obligations between siblings, between step-parents and stepchildren and between parents-in-law and children-in-law.

Christina Cherry

Maintenance for the wife – spousal support for separation and divorce

During marriage, in the Separation phase and after the divorce is the Husband is dependent on his wife, if he is a higher income achieved than she. Thereby apply for Men and women have no special rules. The husband can also claim maintenance if his wife earns more.

However, is still in Germany in much of society on traditional role model anchored: While the man the bun deserves, the woman throws it household and takes care of that children.

It turns out that the husband on the Career ladder climbs up and his partner in this regard after a separation or divorce disadvantaged is. Maintenance payments to the wife should ensure that she despite the marriage-related disadvantages still a certain Maintain living standards can.

Christina Cherry
Maintenance - maintenance payments declared in Austria

Maintenance and maintenance payments to spouses and children in Austria

(Updated on July 5, 2019)

Maintenance is one of the most common issues after a divorce. In many partnerships, income during marriage is very unevenly distributed. Especially when one of the partners looks after children or does more household chores. The regulations for this are not uniform and binding in Austria. Anyone facing separation should inform themselves. We have put together the most important information here.

In this article you will find the most important basics of maintenance payments in general and the foundations of the regulations on the subject. Accordingly, you will find details on spousal support with or without a guilty verdict and the influence of child support on other claims.

Christina Cherry

Parental maintenance: When do children have to pay for the nursing home??

If life in your own house or apartment can no longer be easily managed in old age, moving to a nursing home is a sensible alternative for many older people. However, this is associated with considerable costs – even for homes in the lower price range.

The statutory long-term care insurance only offers partial insurance for those in need of long-term care. Residents pay for accommodation and meals themselves and must also pay for the care costs (see costs in the nursing home). According to a study by the PKV, people in need of care pay more than 1,750 euros per month on average for accommodation in a nursing home, often the costs are considerably higher (report: www.pkv.de).

Christina Cherry