Child support is based on the policy that parents are obligated
to pay for the support of children, even when the children are not
living with both biological parents. One parent will typically be
awarded legal custody, with visitation rights awarded to the
non-custodial parent, who remains obligated to pay a proportion of
the costs involved in raising the children. In Ukraine, parents are
obligated to support their children until they will reach the age
of 18 or, in certain cases, even after attaining this age (Art. 180
of the Code).
In most cases, parents voluntarily exercise their obligation to
provide protection, comfortable life, education throughout their
children growing years. In accordance with Article 181 of the Code,
there are two ways (as determined by an agreement between the
parents) in which parents can assume the financial responsibility
to maintain their child. The parent who does not live with the
child may participate in his/her child's maintenance
