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Child maintenance too high? What you can do

You love them more than anything: children. But they must also be properly cared for by both parents if they do not live together.(Bild: Picture by JOGI - stock.adobe.com)

It is not uncommon for parents to complain about the amount of child maintenance: For some it is too low, for others too high. What can you do in this case, for example, when is a reduction justified? We have collected all the facts for you.

If you are unhappy with the amount of child maintenance, you can try to get the court to change it. However, this only works under certain circumstances. In principle, however, both parents can do this - and in both directions, as lawyer Maria Christina Kolar-Syrmas from the law firm FSKN Rechtsanwälte GmbH in Graz explains to us.