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# Practical Guide

I contest the amount of the pension

The maintenance contribution must cover the concrete needs of the child: housing, food, clothing, health insurance, education, extracurricular activities (art. 285 al. 1 CC). Since 2017, the contribution also includes the share of care provision (covering the deficit of the custodial parent who…

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Critical Deadlines

  1. Collection of financial situationsunder 30 days (CC 285 / CC 125)
  2. Calculation according to applicable methodunder 14 days (CC 276 / CC 285 / ATF 147 III 265)
  3. Written Proposal and Negotiationunder 30 days
  4. Judicial ratification or requestaccording to procedure (CC 176 / CC 179 / CC 286)
  5. Revision if substantial changeupon change (CC 286 / CC 129)

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