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Home / Q: My ex-husband and I have joint custody of our minor son (11). Because of the war, my ex was drafted into the reserves for a long period. Therefore, the child is in my custody all the time, with all the expenses involved. Can I claim an increase in child support?

Q: My ex-husband and I have joint custody of our minor son (11). Because of the war, my ex was drafted into the reserves for a long period. Therefore, the child is in my custody all the time, with all the expenses involved. Can I claim an increase in child support?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 30 December, 2025

A: Yes! There is a substantial change in circumstances here, which justifies compensation, as determined by the Hadera Family Court in a similar case, on 8.1.25 (File # 65546-02-23). There, a mother’s request to compel the father to pay from his reserve service grant, (which he received as an addition) to the support monies of their minor son. The Family court there considered the extent of time the child spends with each parent,  as indicated by the documentation presented by the parties; the amount of the grant; the period of service; the age of the minor the cost of his care; the amount of child support paid; the assessment of the significance of the change in the burden-sharing rate and the assessment of the rate of additional expenses for which the mother was and is required’ the court ordered that the father, will pay 500 NIS for each month of reserve in which the regular stay times are not observed.


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