Challenges in Enforcing the Child’s Right to Alimony in Legislation and Judicial Practice
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https://doi.org/10.60131/jlaw.1.2025.9275Keywords:
Alimony, Alimony Allowance, Liable Person, Custodial Parent, Best Interests of The Child, Subsistence Minimum, Interim Measure.Abstract
The article addresses current issues related to the enforcement of a child’s right to alimony within the framework of civil substantive and procedural law, as well as judicial practice. It offers recommendations for strengthening this legal institution and increasing its effectiveness.
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