Alimony and child maintenance in Saudi Arabia

How we help with alimony and child maintenance

• Evidence and document review

  Our review covers existing support orders, income records, housing and child-expense receipts, transfer records and a period-by-period calculation. We identify what supports your position and what needs clarification or further evidence.

• How is maintenance assessed, and can an existing amount change?

  Articles 45–48 link maintenance to basic needs, the recipient’s circumstances and the payer’s means. Changed circumstances can justify variation. A variation claim within one year of the judgment requires exceptional circumstances accepted by the court. Identify what changed in income or needs; do not calculate entitlement from salary alone. Separate the person claiming support, the period claimed, current expenses and payments already made. Keep child expenses distinct from spousal support. A budget explains the request, but entitlement, the recoverable period and the amount require the applicable family-law assessment.