Child support on €3,000 net a month: shared residence or standard visiting
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On €3,000 net a month, shared residence often comes up, and with it the question of support between parents with unequal incomes. The Ministry of Justice table gives €317 a month for one child with standard visiting, but €211 with shared residence, where each parent already covers half of the child’s life. For two children the amounts are €540 and €366. With shared residence, support is not automatic: it is justified when the other parent earns clearly less, and the better-off parent pays. Yet the table only looks at the paying parent’s income: if the other parent earns €2,800, a judge may set no support at all. The calculator compares the columns. Over a full year, the table means €3,804 for one child and €6,480 for two with standard visiting.
Support on €3,000 net a month
Total support per month
€317
| Per child | €317 |
| Share of income | 10.6 % |
| ASF possible for a single parent | no |
With shared residence, the income gap decides
The table reads one parent’s income. With shared residence that is not enough: two parents on €3,000 and €2,900 have no reason to pay each other support, though the shared column would show €211. Judges, or parents drafting an agreement, look at the gap instead. A common approach is low support plus a split of extra costs in proportion to income, easier to run than a large monthly payment.
Support per child at this income
| Children | Reduced | Standard | Shared | Standard total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €423 | €317 | €211 | €317 |
| 2 | €364 | €270 | €183 | €540 |
| 3 | €312 | €235 | €157 | €704 |
| 4 | €275 | €207 | €139 | €826 |
What each arrangement means beyond the amount
With standard visiting, support of €317 is deductible for the parent who pays it (estimated saving: €1,141 a year on one share) and taxable for the other. With shared residence it is not deductible, because each parent counts the child in their tax shares. Residence is decided in the child’s interest first; these figures only measure what it changes to both budgets.
These are the Ministry of Justice table amounts; a judge can depart from them depending on the child’s needs and each parent’s costs. The full calculator adds the ASF and the tax effect for your exact situation.