Child support calculator

The child support calculator is a tool that helps parents reach an agreement on the minimum child support to be paid to the child. In accordance with the Family Law Act, the amount of child support is calculated on the basis of a formula that takes into account the most important circumstances related to the life of the child and their parent.

However, the court may award child support in an amount different from that calculated below, based on the actual needs of the child (including special needs), the financial situation of each parent, the division of the costs of the child between the parents, other dependents in the family, or other grounds set out in the Family Law Act.

The amount of child support is calculated on the basis of a base amount of 200 euros per month.

The base amount of child support is half the average monthly maintenance cost of a child. The base amount is adjusted by the change in the consumer price index of the previous year on 1 April each year.

The statutory minimum child support is calculated on the basis of the average gross monthly wages in Estonia.

The average gross monthly wages are adjusted on the basis of the data of the previous year on 1 April each year.

Data must be entered for all shared children under the age of 18 living in the family of the parent claiming child support – even if you do not want to calculate child support for all children.

Enter the average number of days per month that the child spends with the obligated parent in a year (school holidays, etc. should also be taken into account when calculating the average). This period may be laid down in a court order or agreed by the parents.

If the child stays with the other parent for an average of seven to fifteen days a month during the year, the amount of child support is reduced in proportion to the time spent with the obligated parent, as the other parent then also incurs costs for directly caring for the children.

Please note! There is a calculation error in the explanatory memorandum of the draft. The calculator must be followed as it is in accordance with the law.

Child allowance and the allowance for a family with many children are taken into account when determining the amount of child support. The parent does not have to provide maintenance child support to the extent that the needs of the child can be met at the expense of these allowances.

• Child allowance is 60 euros for the first and second child in the family. Child allowance is 100 euros for the third and each subsequent child.
• A family raising at least three children who are entitled to child allowance is paid an allowance for a family with many children. The allowance for a family with many children is 300 euros for a family with three to six children and 400 euros for a family with seven or more children.