How much child support a given salary produces, whether it meets the minimum for your children, and how much debt and penalty have built up.
| Salary | Take-home | Share | Payable | Per child |
|---|
The calculator has three modes, each answering a different question.
The table under the result shows how support changes with salary, and in debt mode how the debt and penalty grow month by month. Your inputs are saved in the page address, so you can share the calculation as a link.
All limits are tied to the subsistence minimum for a child of the relevant age, set every year by the state budget law. For 2026 it is UAH 2,817 for a child under 6 and UAH 3,512 for a child aged 6 to 18.
| Level | Under 6 | Aged 6-18 |
|---|---|---|
| Guaranteed minimum, 50% of the subsistence minimum | 1,408.50 | 1,756 |
| Recommended, 100% of the subsistence minimum | 2,817 | 3,512 |
| Court order maximum, 10 subsistence minimums | 28,170 | 35,120 |
The minimum is a floor for each child: if the share of income comes out lower, the enforcement officer still collects the minimum. The cap of 10 subsistence minimums applies only to the simplified court order procedure; in a full lawsuit the court can award more if the payer's income allows. When the child subsistence minimum rises, minimum support rises with it, with no new court decision needed.
The share is taken from income after 18% personal income tax and 5% military levy. Income includes salary, bonuses, vacation pay, sick pay, pensions and other payments on the government's list. With several children the share is usually split equally between them.
Under an enforcement document, no more than 70% of after-tax pay can be withheld. If support is higher, the rest is recorded as debt every month. The calculator shows this difference in the note under the result.
Is the income unofficial or irregular? Then a share of salary achieves little, and it is better to ask the court for a fixed sum. How to choose and how to arrange support by request, agreement or court is covered in our guide to child support in 2026.
A court sets a fixed sum in hryvnias a month. Its advantage is predictability: it does not depend on what the payer declares officially. From the second year on it is indexed for inflation every year. The amount per child also cannot be lower than 50% of the subsistence minimum for that child's age: for two children aged 6 to 18 that is at least UAH 3,512 a month.
The Fixed sum mode helps you check an offer from the other parent or the amount in an agreement: whether it is below the minimum, above the minimum but below the recommended level, or covers the recommended amount.
Child support debt is the total of all unpaid payments. If support is set as a share of income, the enforcement officer calculates the debt from the payer's actual earnings, and for someone who did not work, from the average regional wage. The calculator works from the amount you enter as monthly support.
The penalty is 1% of the unpaid amount for each day overdue, separately for each monthly payment, and the total is capped at 100% of the debt. The calculator treats each payment as overdue from the end of its month: the oldest for the full number of months, the latest for about 30 days. Any payments made close the oldest amounts first.
| Debt exceeds | What can be applied |
|---|---|
| 3 monthly payments | Entry in the Unified Register of Debtors, seizure of accounts and property |
| 4 monthly payments | Ban on travel abroad, driving, hunting and firearms |
| 6 monthly payments | Administrative liability: community service |
| 1, 2 or 3 years of payments | A fine of 20%, 30% or 50% of the debt in favour of the child |
Persistent evasion of child support is a criminal offence. Restrictions are lifted once the debt is fully repaid. The penalty is awarded by a court in a separate claim, and the court can reduce it given the payer's financial and family situation.
Besides child support, families with children may qualify for state payments, covered in our guide to child benefits.
The guaranteed minimum is 50% of the subsistence minimum for a child of the relevant age: UAH 1,408.50 a month per child under 6 and UAH 1,756 per child aged 6 to 18. The recommended amount equals the full subsistence minimum: UAH 2,817 and UAH 3,512.
From pay after 18% personal income tax and 5% military levy are withheld, which is effectively take-home pay. The calculator accepts either amount; just choose which one you entered.
The minimum wage of UAH 8,647 gives UAH 6,658.19 take-home. A quarter of that for a child under 6 is UAH 1,664.55, above the minimum, while for a child aged 6 to 18 the share is below the minimum, so UAH 1,756 is collected.
For child support, up to 70% of after-tax pay can be withheld. If the support due is higher, the part that is not withheld becomes debt every month.
1% of the unpaid amount for each day overdue, separately for each monthly payment. The total penalty cannot exceed 100% of the debt. A court awards the penalty on the recipient's claim and can reduce it given the payer's circumstances.
The enforcement officer imposes a fine of 20% of the debt if it exceeds one year of payments, 30% for two years and 50% for three years. The fine goes to the child.
No. Support for an adult child under 23 who is studying is set by a court as a fixed sum based on the parents' means, with no link to the subsistence minimum. You can check such a sum in the Fixed sum mode, but the minimums for minors do not apply to it.
Checked against official sources on October 29, 2026. When a figure changes, it is updated on every page of the site.
The calculation is for reference only and is not legal advice. The final amount is set by the court decision, the agreement and the enforcement officer's calculation. Free legal aid is available in Ukraine on 0 800 213 103.
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