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Under Czech law

Maintenance duties are set out in § 910–§ 923 of the Civil Code (Act No. 89/2012 Sb.) for children and relatives, and § 760–§ 763 for divorced spouses. Child maintenance has no fixed statutory tariff; § 913 and § 915 anchor it to the parents' abilities, means and property, and to the principle that a child's standard of living should mirror the parents'. Courts in practice consult a Ministry of Justice guidance table that suggests percentages of net income by the child's age — a guide, not binding law.

Maintenance for a divorced spouse is the exception, not the rule: § 760 requires inability to self-support originating in the marriage, and the harder § 762 "sanction" maintenance requires filing within three years of divorce.

A practical example

After separation, a father earning 60 000 Kč net monthly is asked to pay for two children aged 6 and 10. Working from the guidance ranges the court sets roughly 11 % and 13 % of net income respectively, adjusted for his mortgage-free housing and the mother's part-time income — around 6 500 and 8 000 Kč per child.

When you need a lawyer

When income is hidden or irregular (entrepreneurs, cash income, income abroad), when circumstances change and an existing amount should rise or fall, or when arrears must be enforced — unpaid maintenance is both enforceable by execution and, after four months, a criminal offence under § 196 of the Criminal Code.