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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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Applicable Law Articles
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving: - All protected tokens (__JB_KEEP_*__) - URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders - Your preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement However, I notice that the text to translate is just "CC 285" without any actual content. Please provide the Swiss legal text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the above requirements. — Maintenance contribution — content
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text to translate appears to be empty or consists only of the protected token CC 125. Please provide the complete text you would like me to translate, and I will apply the preferred glossary terms you've specified: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement — Maintenance contribution — ex-spouse
- I'm ready to translate the text, but I notice that the text to translate only contains "CC 276" which is a protected token placeholder. Could you please provide the actual text that needs to be translated? Once you share the complete text, I will translate it to English while: - Preserving every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Preserving every URL, law reference, amount, date, citation and placeholder exactly - Using your preferred glossary terms: - formal notice => formal notice - payment order => payment order - lease agreement => lease agreement — Obligation of Maintenance by Parents
Critical Deadlines
- Collection of financial situations — under 30 days (CC 285 / CC 125)
- Calculation according to applicable method — under 14 days (CC 276 / CC 285 / ATF 147 III 265)
- Written Proposal and Negotiation — under 30 days
- Judicial ratification or request — according to procedure (CC 176 / CC 179 / CC 286)
- Revision if substantial change — upon change (CC 286 / CC 129)
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