Parent data
Each parent's financial situation. Every amount can be entered per month or per year with the button next to the field. An invited parent sees only their own column. Under each block the system shows the margin and the surplus or deficit.
Income
Annual net income
As per tax return or salary statement; the system divides it by 12.
Do not include family allowances or child pensions: they go in the Child data tab.
Always enter the actual income here. If the authority has set a hypothetical income, or the professional wants to propose one,
it is entered in the PRO tab (Hypothetical income) with a reason and justification: in the calculation it replaces this amount,
and under the field the notice «The calculation uses a hypothetical income of … per year» appears.
Secondary activity / other income
Regular monthly income in addition to the main job. Not one-off amounts.
OASI/DI pension, pension fund, life insurance
Only pensions already received or decided.
Unemployment benefit / social benefits
Net monthly amount actually received.
Investment income
Interest, dividends, net rental income. Not capital gains on sales.
Subsistence minimum
Legal basis: Art. 93 DEBA and cantonal guidelines on the subsistence minimum. Enter only necessary expenses that can be documented.
Basic amount
Choose the living situation from the menu; the system applies the amount of the table in force.
If the professional has applied another category in the PRO tab, the field shows it.
Basic health insurance
Net monthly premium, with any premium reduction already deducted. Without supplementary cover.
Health costs
Deductible and co-payment divided by 12, dentist, regular treatment not reimbursed.
Rent / mortgage incl. service charges
Monthly housing cost. The system shows the share of the rent attributed to the children and the rent taken into account for the parent,
according to the method chosen in the PRO tab (Housing).
Communication
Mobile phone, internet, TV, radio and TV licence fee.
Meals away from home / higher food needs
Meals away from home because of work, or documented special dietary needs.
Professional association fees
Only those needed to do the job.
Extra clothing / representation costs
Work or representation clothing beyond normal clothing.
Maintenance for children of previous families
If the Previous families tab is active, the value is taken from there and is not entered by hand.
Legal basis: Art. 276a CC.
Other maintenance obligations
Only legal obligations, e.g. towards other relatives.
Debt repayment
Debts incurred for the family before the separation. Later debts are usually not taken into account.
Foreseeable extraordinary expenses, insurance premiums, work-related travel
For these items the field is set to CHF/year; the CHF/month button lets you enter the monthly amount.
Current taxes (federal + cantonal)
Monthly estimate of income taxes, from the latest tax assessment.
Additional needs
Items
Supplementary health insurance and further health costs · pocket money · holidays ·
private pension / life insurance · further training · private transport.
They are recognised if the family's means allow it. They also count with respect to adult children: their maintenance is paid only
from what the parents have left after their own extended (family-law) minimum (BGE 147 III 265 cons. 7.3).
Free items
Lines with your own description, in the subsistence minimum and in the additional needs, for regular documented expenses.
Employment and shifts
Employment rate
Current work percentage. It is entered only here.
Legal basis: Art. 287a(a) CC.
Weekend working days
Average number of Saturdays and Sundays worked per week (typical values 0, 0.5, 1, 2). Used in calculating the employment impediment.
Average and minimum working nights
Nights (20:17–06:00) worked per week: average over the year and the minimum set by the contract or fixed shift.
With normal daytime hours, leave 0.
The invited parent finishes with Send to operator: their part is marked as completed and the operator receives a notification.