The French child support table 2026: the Ministry of Justice reference scale

On justice.fr, under Simulateurs, page “Barème des pensions alimentaires”. The Ministry of Justice publishes the reference table there: the paying parent’s income in €100 steps, the subsistence amount deducted (€652) and per-child amounts for one to six children and three visiting arrangements. Our table reproduces those amounts exactly, recomputed by the engine and tested row by row.

The per-child rates have stayed the same; what moves is the subsistence amount, because it follows the single-person RSA, uprated every 1 April. From 1 April 2026 the RSA is €651.69 and the table uses €652. A higher subsistence amount slightly lowers every amount in the table.

Because the table published by the Ministry has no column beyond six. For larger families our engine keeps the six-child rate per child, which is a calculation convention, not an official rule; for these families the judge decides case by case, starting from actual needs and resources.

Yes, the table ignores the child’s age; it also applies to an adult child who is still dependent, studying or job-hunting. In practice a teenager’s or student’s needs (transport, accommodation, fees) often lead the judge away from the table figure, in one direction or the other, depending on the young person’s own income.