Duties of the child in relation to parents (Family law of the Republic of Estonia)

The lawyers of Kalashnikov Law Office remind you that the children, in addition to all kinds of rights, also have duties in relation to parents and the family as a whole that arise from theFamily law of the Republic of Estonia:

Article 113. Duty to provide mutual support and to reckon with each other. The parent and the child must support and respect each other and respect each other’s interests and rights.

Article 114. Duty to help the parents. If a child lives with his/her parents and is brought up or maintained by them, he/she is obliged to assist the parents in the management of the household in a manner appropriate to his/her abilities and capabilities.

Article 115. Expenses of the child in the household. If an adult child living with his/her parents makes the costs for expenditures on the household at the expense of his/her property, or cedes a part of his/her property to the parents for this purpose, it is assumed that he/she made the cost not with the intention to demand for the reimbursement from the parents.

You can find more information on family law issues on the appropriate page of our website, you can also call 677 55 44 or send a letter to the e-mail address klienditugi@kalashnikov.ee

The size of the subsistence level in 2015

This information will be useful for families with low income applying for state or municipal subsidies and benefits.

In accordance with subclause 1 of Part 8 of § 2 of the Budget law of the Republic of Estonia for 2015, the subsistence level for a person living separately or the first member of each individual family in this year is EUR 90. The subsistence level for the second and each subsequent family member, in accordance with Part 1² of § 22 of the Social security law of the Republic of Estonia, amounts to 80% of the subsistence level of the first family member, i.e. EUR 72.

Changes in the legislation concerned the calculation of the subsistence level for underage persons: if no difference was made before and persons under 18 were equated to all other adult family members starting from the second, but from the beginning of 2015, in accordance with Part 1³ of § 22 of the Social security law of the Republic of Estonia, the subsistence level for underage persons becomes equal to the subsistence level of the first family member and will amount to EUR 90 in 2015.