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Underhållsbidrag till barn - särskilt om standardtillägg vid växelvist boende

Karlsson, Jennie LU (2014) LAGM01 20142
Department of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
År 2013 fastställde HD att barn som bor växelvis hos sina föräldrar har rätt till underhållsbidrag när den ena föräldern har ett större ekonomiskt ut-rymme. Den föräldern kan då åläggas att betala underhållsbidrag med stöd av FB 7 kap. 6 §. HD:s motivering utgick från principen om barns rätt till en likvärdig ekonomisk standard som sina föräldrar. Samma princip ligger till grund för institutet standardtillägg, som innebär en rättighet för barn att er-hålla ett förhöjt underhållsbidrag då föräldrarna har det gott ställt i ekono-miskt hänseende. Denna framställning syftar till att redogöra för barns rätt till standardtillägg samt att problematisera den rättigheten i förhållande till HD:s ställningstagande avseende barns rätt till... (More)
År 2013 fastställde HD att barn som bor växelvis hos sina föräldrar har rätt till underhållsbidrag när den ena föräldern har ett större ekonomiskt ut-rymme. Den föräldern kan då åläggas att betala underhållsbidrag med stöd av FB 7 kap. 6 §. HD:s motivering utgick från principen om barns rätt till en likvärdig ekonomisk standard som sina föräldrar. Samma princip ligger till grund för institutet standardtillägg, som innebär en rättighet för barn att er-hålla ett förhöjt underhållsbidrag då föräldrarna har det gott ställt i ekono-miskt hänseende. Denna framställning syftar till att redogöra för barns rätt till standardtillägg samt att problematisera den rättigheten i förhållande till HD:s ställningstagande avseende barns rätt till underhållsbidrag vid växel-vist boende. Följande frågeställningar besvaras. Vilka omständigheter beak-tas i den bedömning som föregår ett utdömande av standardtillägg? Vem av föräldrarna avgör vilka kostnader standardtillägget ska användas till? Kan en förälder, genom tillämpning av FB 7 kap. 6 §, åläggas att betala standard-tillägg till ett barn som bor växelvis hos båda sina föräldrar?

Huvudsakligen tillämpas traditionell rättsdogmatisk metod med utgångs-punkt i det positiva rättskällematerialet. Det redogörs för rättstillämpningen av institutet standardtillägg i hovrättsavgöranden från 2010 och senare. Av-sikten därmed är att belysa aktuell rättstillämpning av institutet. I uppsatsen framhålls att det framstår som mest ändamålsenligt att barn, som bor växel-vis hos sina föräldrar, ska ha rätt till standardtillägg. Problematiken kring hur försummelsekravet i FB 7 kap. 6 § ska tillgodoses lyfts fram. Som lös-ning på den problematiken förespråkas en reglering för fastställande av standardtillägg som bidrar till mer förutsebarhet. Ökad förutsebarhet bör resultera i att en förälder, som har ett stort ekonomiskt utrymme, kan undgå att försumma sin skyldighet att utge standardtillägg. Vidare framhålls att det även finns ytterligare målsättningar, såsom konfliktminimering mellan för-äldrarna, som föranleder att det finns ett behov av mer förutsebarhet avse-ende fastställandet av standardtillägg. Gällande rätt ger ingen enhetlig bild över vilka omständigheter som ska beaktas vid fastställandet av standardtill-lägg.

I doktrin har förespråkats en modell för fastställande av standardtillägg som innebär att barnets faktiska kostnader ska beaktas. En sådan ordning ställer krav på att barnets kostnader är etablerade och innebär således en begräns-ning av barnets rätt till standardtillägg. Den modell som förespråkas i upp-satsen innebär att standardtillägget fastställs som en procentsats av föräl-derns inkomstöverskott, efter det att underhåll för barnets grundbehov av-räknats. En sådan modell bör leda till mer förutsebarhet eftersom den är tydlig och enkel för föräldrar att tillämpa. Genom att tillämpa denna modell kan en förälder, som har ett större ekonomiskt utrymme, undvika att agera försumligt genom att själv beräkna det standardtillägg barnet har rätt till och utbetala motsvarande summa. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Children are entitled to an economic standard that is comparable with the standard that their parents have. This principle is reflected in the child’s right to receive an addition to the average maintenance allowance, a so-called standard addition. In year 2013, the Supreme Court stated that a child who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to a maintenance allow-ance. By applying article 6 in Chapter 7 of the Swedish Code on Parenthood (CP) the Supreme Court stated that children who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to maintenance allowance if one of the parents has a larger economic capacity than the other parent. The ruling was motivated by the Supreme Court with the principle of the child’s right to an... (More)
Children are entitled to an economic standard that is comparable with the standard that their parents have. This principle is reflected in the child’s right to receive an addition to the average maintenance allowance, a so-called standard addition. In year 2013, the Supreme Court stated that a child who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to a maintenance allow-ance. By applying article 6 in Chapter 7 of the Swedish Code on Parenthood (CP) the Supreme Court stated that children who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to maintenance allowance if one of the parents has a larger economic capacity than the other parent. The ruling was motivated by the Supreme Court with the principle of the child’s right to an economic standard that is comparable with the standard that his or her parents have. This paper aims to explain the child's right to a standard addition and to problematize this right in relation to the ruling by the Supreme Court regard-ing maintenance allowance to children who lives alternately with their par-ents. In order to do so, the following questions are answered. What circum-stances are taken into account when determining the standard addition? Which parent determines what costs the standard addition is to be used for? Can a parent, through the application of article 6 in Chapter 7 of the CP, be required to pay a standard addition to a child who lives alternately with his or her parents?

The methodology used in this paper is classical legal method. Cases pro-nounced by the Courts of Appeal since 2010 and later are presented in order to give the reader an up-to-date perspective on how Swedish courts apply the rules on standard addition. In the analysis of this paper it is found to be most efficient to include the standard addition in the right for children who lives alternately with their parents to receive maintenance allowance. How-ever, there is the issue of fulfilling the criteria of negligence set in article 6 in Chapter 7 of the CP. This issue may be resolved through the use of a dif-ferent method for determining the standard addition, which results in more predictability. Through implementing such a method, one would also ac-complish the objective to minimise conflicts among separated parents. The current established law gives a method that ends in unpredictable results and therefore creates a platform for disputes between parents.

Legal doctrine have presented a method for determining the standard addi-tion where the child’s actual costs for recreational activities are being used as a guideline on how much standard addition a child is entitled to. Such a method requires that the child has established costs and therefore limits the child’s right to a standard addition. Instead, another method is argued for which lets the standard addition represent a percentage of the most wealthy parent´s surplus of income, where the basic maintenance allowance has been deducted. Such a method for determining the standard addition would result in more predictability and it would also enable the parent, who has a larger economic capacity, to calculate the standard addition in advance. The parent can thereby avoid neglecting his or her obligation to provide the child with a standard addition. (Less)
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author
Karlsson, Jennie LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Maintenance Allowance – particularly regarding the child’s right to a standard addition when living alternately with both parents
course
LAGM01 20142
year
type
H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
subject
keywords
Civilrätt, Familjerätt, Underhållsbidrag, Underhållsbidrag till barn, Växelvist boende, Standardtillägg
language
Swedish
id
4905424
date added to LUP
2015-04-02 10:09:35
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2015-04-02 10:09:35
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  abstract     = {{Children are entitled to an economic standard that is comparable with the standard that their parents have. This principle is reflected in the child’s right to receive an addition to the average maintenance allowance, a so-called standard addition. In year 2013, the Supreme Court stated that a child who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to a maintenance allow-ance. By applying article 6 in Chapter 7 of the Swedish Code on Parenthood (CP) the Supreme Court stated that children who lives alternately with their parents are entitled to maintenance allowance if one of the parents has a larger economic capacity than the other parent. The ruling was motivated by the Supreme Court with the principle of the child’s right to an economic standard that is comparable with the standard that his or her parents have. This paper aims to explain the child's right to a standard addition and to problematize this right in relation to the ruling by the Supreme Court regard-ing maintenance allowance to children who lives alternately with their par-ents. In order to do so, the following questions are answered. What circum-stances are taken into account when determining the standard addition? Which parent determines what costs the standard addition is to be used for? Can a parent, through the application of article 6 in Chapter 7 of the CP, be required to pay a standard addition to a child who lives alternately with his or her parents?

The methodology used in this paper is classical legal method. Cases pro-nounced by the Courts of Appeal since 2010 and later are presented in order to give the reader an up-to-date perspective on how Swedish courts apply the rules on standard addition. In the analysis of this paper it is found to be most efficient to include the standard addition in the right for children who lives alternately with their parents to receive maintenance allowance. How-ever, there is the issue of fulfilling the criteria of negligence set in article 6 in Chapter 7 of the CP. This issue may be resolved through the use of a dif-ferent method for determining the standard addition, which results in more predictability. Through implementing such a method, one would also ac-complish the objective to minimise conflicts among separated parents. The current established law gives a method that ends in unpredictable results and therefore creates a platform for disputes between parents. 

Legal doctrine have presented a method for determining the standard addi-tion where the child’s actual costs for recreational activities are being used as a guideline on how much standard addition a child is entitled to. Such a method requires that the child has established costs and therefore limits the child’s right to a standard addition. Instead, another method is argued for which lets the standard addition represent a percentage of the most wealthy parent´s surplus of income, where the basic maintenance allowance has been deducted. Such a method for determining the standard addition would result in more predictability and it would also enable the parent, who has a larger economic capacity, to calculate the standard addition in advance. The parent can thereby avoid neglecting his or her obligation to provide the child with a standard addition.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Underhållsbidrag till barn - särskilt om standardtillägg vid växelvist boende}},
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