New "Düsseldorfer table": divorced children will receive more maintenance – Panorama in 2019

From red / epd November 27, 2018 – 4:52 pm

Guardian parents must pay more money for children in divorce. The new "Dusseldorfer table" comes into effect on January 1st, 2019.

Düsseldorf – Divorced children will receive more money from their parents who depend on next year's interview. The new "Dusseldorfer Table" will come into effect on January 1, 2019, as announced on Tuesday the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf. The table governs child support for fathers and mothers living separately.

The minimum maintenance for a child up to the age of six goes from 348 to 354 euros. For boys and girls up to 12 years, it is 406 years instead of 399 euros, for children under 18 years old to 476 years instead of 467 euros. For adult children, who are still living in a parent's household, the interview remains unchanged at 527 euros.

The "Düsseldorfer Table"

In addition, dependent fathers and mothers of high-income groups increase their application rate from 5% to 8%, depending on income, the court said. The child allowance must be credited to cover maintenance needs and, in the case of minor children, usually half. The income groups at the Düsseldorfer table and the dependent parent's allowance, which were increased this year, remain unchanged in 2019, he said.

The "Dusseldorfer table" was last adjusted on January 1, 2018, a new amendment should be attributed to it by 2020, according to the court. The table published by the Dusseldorf Higher Regional Court since 1962 provides uniform guide values ​​for calculating alimony. The Dusseldorfer table itself has no legal force and is a general guideline that is used by all the higher regional courts at the national level for the calculation of child support.