Q: In the past, the Family Court set temporary monthly child support payments for our two minor children, (9 and 11) by agreement, (of me and my ex-husband). However, my ex-husband has stopped visitation with the children, they stay with me all the time, and their financial needs have increased. I would like to ask the Court to increase these temporary child support payments, until the lawsuit is decided. What are my chances?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 27 November, 2025A: Your chances are good. The fact that your ex-husband does not spend time with the children because of him constitutes a substantial change in circumstances that may justify increasing the child support. For example, the Haifa District Court, in a decision dated 12.12.24, accepted the mother’s request, on appeal (Leave of Appeal # 9721-07-24), and increased the monthly temporary child support for two minors. In the above case, the father claimed that the mother was committing parental alienation, which caused him to stop seeing the children, but the District Court (on appeal) ruled that the claim of parental alienation had not been proven, that the children’s needs had increased, and that in view of their staying only with the mother, that this met the condition of a substantial change in circumstances. Therefore, the court ruled that there was a case (also in a decision regarding temporary child support) to increase the children’s monthly alimony.