The judicial determination of alimony amount often interests citizens regarding how much the alimony amount is according to current legislation. In cases where the Respondent has a stable income (and/or other income), the alimony amount for one child is one quarter of the parents' earnings and/or other income, for two children it is one third, and for three or more children, it is half.
Regardless of the amount of income, the monthly payment amount for each child cannot be less than 20,000 (twenty thousand) Armenian drams. However, under current legislation, the court has the authority to reduce or increase the aforementioned amounts set by law, taking into account the property and family status of the parties and other noteworthy circumstances:
The next method is the determination of alimony through stable monetary means, which is applied in cases where the parent obligated to pay alimony does not have a stable income (and/or other income) or is compensated in kind. In this case, when determining the amount of alimony, the court proceeds from the maximum possibility of maintaining the child's previous standard of living, again considering the property and family status of the parties and noteworthy interests.
Thus, in both of the listed cases, several noteworthy circumstances that are unique to each case can be of significant importance in determining the amount of alimony. These can justify the claimant's request for alimony to be paid in a specific manner or amount (for example, the material security of the parent obligated to pay alimony) as well as objections against the requested amount of alimony (for example, the fact that the person obligated to pay alimony has dependents who are unable to work or minors).
Thus, during the examination of the case, the evidence confirming the noteworthy circumstances, property, family status, and circumstances significant in determining the amount of alimony is obtained in accordance with the law and is presented to the court at the relevant procedural stage by the party interested in their presentation.
Although, under international obligations, the state, including the courts acting on its behalf, is guided by the fundamental principle of prioritizing the best interests of the child in every case concerning the child's interests, it should be noted that the demand for the enforcement of alimony is examined in a competitive process under the conditions of the court's passive role. In competitive proceedings, it is more important than ever for both the claimant presenting the demand for the enforcement of alimony and the respondent obligated to pay alimony to have a perfect understanding of the norms regulating their legal relations.