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Child support lawyer in Lviv

We compare the records and payment history to assess whether support needs to be es­tab­lished, changed or en­forced.

When to seek help

  • The other parent pro­vides no support or pays ir­reg­u­lar­ly.
  • An ex­ist­ing support arrange­ment no longer matches changed cir­cum­stances.
  • There is already a de­ci­sion, but arrears or en­force­ment issues have arisen.

How we can help

Choose the route
Assess a no­tarised agree­ment, a court order under the summary pro­ce­dure or a claim, based on the re­quest­ed support and whether it is dis­put­ed.
Support the claim
Or­gan­ise ev­i­dence of the child’s needs, income and other rel­e­vant cir­cum­stances for setting or chang­ing support.
Review enforcement
Review en­force­ment doc­u­ments, payment history and grounds for sep­a­rate arrears-related claims.

How we get started

  1. Identify the stage

    Es­tab­lish whether support has yet to be set, needs chang­ing or re­quires en­force­ment.

  2. Gather supporting records

    Sep­a­rate doc­u­ment­ed ex­pens­es and pay­ments from as­sump­tions about the other parent’s income.

  3. Prepare the application

    Agree the court doc­u­ments or steps needed in ex­ist­ing en­force­ment pro­ceed­ings.

What to prepare

  • The child’s birth cer­tifi­cate and res­i­dence records.
  • Expense and trans­fer records, plus income in­for­ma­tion if avail­able.
  • Any agree­ment, court de­ci­sion, en­force­ment doc­u­ment and arrears cal­cu­la­tion.

Identify the maintenance stage before choosing a document

An initial award, vari­a­tion, en­force­ment and a late-payment penalty are dif­fer­ent tasks. The example below con­cerns only an initial ap­pli­ca­tion for an income-share main­te­nance order for one minor child.

When this material helps

  • One narrow order application

    Parent­age is undis­put­ed, no prior award exists and no other in­ter­est­ed persons need to be joined. Dif­fer­ent facts require check­ing a dif­fer­ent pro­ce­dure.

  • An income share is not any chosen amount

    The example uses one quarter of income with the statu­to­ry floor and cap. An ar­bi­trary fixed amount or ad­di­tion­al ex­pens­es cannot simply be added to this order ap­pli­ca­tion.

  • Arrears and penalties need separate facts

    A payment history does not replace an en­force­ment in­stru­ment and proper cal­cu­la­tion. Arrears do not au­to­mat­i­cal­ly es­tab­lish a penalty; its grounds, fault and periods require as­sess­ment.

Application for an income-share order for one child

The Ukrain­ian example and blank cover only an undis­put­ed initial ap­pli­ca­tion. The example ex­press­ly assumes no payment account rather than in­vent­ing banking details.

View the example and template

What a fact establishes—and what it does not

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Separate parentage, residence and nonpayment
QuestionUseful evidenceWhat remains to check
Who owes maintenance?The appropriate birth and parentage record.A parentage dispute may change the procedure; an order application does not resolve that dispute.
With whom does the child live?Relevant residence and actual-care evidence.The divorce date alone does not establish residence or expenses.
What has been awarded and paid?The current instrument, enforcement information and payments for the relevant months.A second initial application is not a substitute for variation or enforcement.

A cal­cu­la­tor ver­i­fies neither actual income nor fault for late payment.

Choose your next step

Open the re­source that matches your current stage.

  • Maintenance has not been established

    Compare an agree­ment, an order and a claim; divorce is not a pre­req­ui­site.

    Initial main­te­nance

  • You need an initial amount estimate

    Use the cal­cu­la­tion as ori­en­ta­tion, not proof of income or a ready legal claim.

    Amount es­ti­ma­tor

  • An award exists but payments are missing

    Check the en­force­ment pro­ceed­ings and avail­able cal­cu­la­tions first.

    Check en­force­ment

  • You are considering a late-payment penalty

    Check the sep­a­rate legal con­di­tions and monthly pay­ments rather than treat­ing arrears as a penalty.

    Penalty-claim con­di­tions

Unsure which document is needed now?

State whether an agree­ment, judg­ment or order exists, how many chil­dren are in­volved and whether parent­age is dis­put­ed. A con­sul­ta­tion can scope the route, ev­i­dence and par­tic­u­lar ap­pli­ca­tion.

Identify my maintenance application

Frequently asked questions

Must I divorce before claiming child support?

No. Child support can be ad­dressed during a mar­riage. The support cir­cum­stances matter, not just the parents’ marital status.

Is a calculator result sufficient for court?

No. It is an initial es­ti­mate. A claim needs ap­pro­pri­ate doc­u­ments and grounds for the se­lect­ed pro­ce­dure.

Is a late-payment penalty automatic?

Arrears and a penalty are sep­a­rate matters. A penalty re­quires as­sess­ment of the legal grounds, the payer’s fault and the cal­cu­la­tion.

What affects the cost and preparation time?

Cost and prepa­ra­tion time depend on whether the task is to es­tab­lish, vary or enforce child support and on the records of the child’s needs, income and pay­ments. Arrears or penalty cal­cu­la­tions and ad­di­tion­al claims require a sep­a­rate­ly defined scope.

Resources for your situation

Guidance and instructions

How to claim child support in LvivLearn about voluntary agreements, order and claim proceedings, evidence of a child’s needs, and child support figures for 2026.Penalty for unpaid child support: how to calculate and recover itA practical guide for Lviv: how to calculate a penalty on child support arrears month by month, allocate partial payments, and prepare a claim for court.

Calculations and checks

Institutions and contacts

CourtsCourt levels, territorial jurisdiction and official court services.Institutions: 40 · Lviv and Lviv OblastState Enforcement ServiceEnforcement of decisions and applications to a state enforcement officer.Institutions: 28 · Lviv and Lviv Oblast

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