Economic dimensions and legal regulation of the recovery of alimony obligations for the support of minor children in Russia

Authors

  • Yulia Artemyeva Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i4.813

Keywords:

Russia, alimony, parents’ well-being, divorce, minor child’s needs, legal regulation, economic dimensions of paying child alimony

Abstract

The research aims to substantiate economic factors and legal regulation of alimony obligations for minors’ maintenance in Russia, referring to other countries’ experiences and applying a questionnaire, indicators of the parents’ well-being, the satisfaction of the child’s needs, and parents’ participation in raising a child after a divorce was determined as can be seen in Russia, the USA, Germany, and France. Regression models are built reflecting the influence of the number of alimony payments, the indicator of parent’s participation in raising a child, the opportunity costs associated with the choice made by each spouse in favor of the family and children, on the integral indicator of the effectiveness of alimony obligations and its particular indicators. The results obtained have determined the guidelines for forming legal regulation of alimony obligations in Russia, which will increase the legislative efficiency of the recovery of alimony payments

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Artemyeva, Y. (2021). Economic dimensions and legal regulation of the recovery of alimony obligations for the support of minor children in Russia. Journal of Eastern European and Central Asian Research (JEECAR), 8(4), 640–652. https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v8i4.813