Uma kwenzeka isehlukaniso phakathi kwabazali, ngesinqumo sokwahlulela noma ngokuzithandela, kwenziwa isinqumo sokukhokha imali yokulondoloza izingane. Kodwa, naphezu kokuthi imali iyahamba ukuqinisekisa izinga elihle lokuphila lesizukulwane esizalweni, ukungezwani kuvela.
Ngokuvamile, izinkinga ekukhokheni nasekunqumeni inani le-alimony liphakama uma kudingeka zikhokhiswe izingane ezintathu. I-Family Code ikhombisa ukuthi inani lezingane (3 noma ngaphezulu) alimony ingu-50% yengqikithi yenzuzo yomzali oshiye umndeni. Ungakwazi futhi ukusetha inani elilinganiselwe lokuhlelwa kwezingane ezincane, kodwa ngeke kube khona ukushintsha uma imali yomholo wesibili ikhula. Lolu khetho lokubala i-alimony lusetshenziswa uma umkhokha enenzuzo engavamile noma engenawo indawo engapheli yomsebenzi.
Inani lezinhlawulo zezingane ezintathu lixhomeke kulezi zici ezilandelayo:
- Isamba semali engenayo.
- Ingqikithi yenani lezingane eziqukethwe kulo mzali. Zonke izingane zibhekwa njengezi: esikhathini esidlule, nasemishadweni yamanje.
- Unyaka wezingane (kusukela ku-alimony kuvame ukukhokhelwa kuze kube yiminyaka engu-18).
- Impilo yomzali ekhokhela u-alimony nezingane zakhe.
Ngakho-ke, i-alimony esiphezulu yezingane ezintathu ingatholakala kumzali onempilo kulabo abadinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo (ngokutholakala kwamadokhumenti afanelekile wezokwelapha) futhi abangazange bafike kubantu abadala (okungukuthi abaneminyaka engu-18) izingane.
Ukuqalwa kowezi-2013 kwaba ukwamukelwa kwezilungiso ezilandelayo ku-Code Family:
- Yakha inani eliphansi lokusekelwa kwengane kwengane ngayinye. Ngokusho komthetho, i-alimony encane akumele ibe ngaphansi kwezingu-30% zokungenani okungenani kwezingane zomntwana walesi sizukulwane. Uma inani elilinganisiwe lingaphansi, khona-ke uhulumeni ukhokha ubuncane obudingekayo.
- Shintsha kumkhawulo weminyaka wokukhokha kwe-alimony yezingane ezikhuthele. Endabeni yokwamukela emfundweni ephakeme ukuthola imfundo yesikhathi esigcwele, izinkokhelo ze-alimony ziyaqhubeka kuze kube sekupheleni kwezifundo noma kuze kube seminyaka engu-23.
Lezi zinguquko zaqinisa kuphela ukuqinisekiswa kokugcwaliseka kwamalungelo abantwana nabazali abanakekeli.
Ukuze uhlole ngokufanele ukuthi konke kunikezwe yini ukulingana kwezingane ezintathu, kungcono ukuxhumana nommeli onekhono noma izinsizakalo zomphakathi ezizokwenza izibalo zomndeni othize, ngokusekelwe kuwo wonke amadokhumenti omthetho.