No. This tool estimates the child's monthly expenses by category. The amount a Family Court orders depends on the child's needs, the evidence produced, the financial capacity of the responsible parent, applicable law and the facts of the case.
Child Maintenance Calculator for PakistanEstimate a Child's Real Monthly Costs
Enter your actual household costs by category and get an estimated monthly total you can build a maintenance claim around, with the assumptions stated plainly and the evidence checklist that supports each figure.
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The Real Monthly Cost of a Child:Build the Number From Real Expenses.
Pakistani law does not prescribe a fixed amount or a percentage for child maintenance. The Family Court weighs the child's needs against the parent's financial capacity, so the claim starts with honest, documented monthly costs.
Estimated Range
Enter the details on the left and click Calculate Estimate to see a range.
Important disclaimer
This tool provides a non-binding estimate for general informational purposes only. It does not predict or determine the amount a Pakistani court will award for child maintenance. The final amount depends on the child's needs, the evidence produced, the financial capacity of the responsible parent, applicable law and the facts of the case.
How this estimate is built
- A starting share of the father's income, widening slightly with each additional child.
- The school fee and medical expense entered are added in directly.
- Only a portion of rent / living cost is attributed to the child's share.
- City is used only as a rough cost-of-living adjustment, not a legal factor.
Evidence that supports each figure
- Income: salary slips, business or tax records
- School fee: fee challans, admission records
- Medical expense: prescriptions, medical bills, pharmacy receipts
- Rent / living cost: rent agreement or ownership and upkeep documents
How to Use This Estimate
Fill in the categories with what the children actually cost each month, using bills and receipts rather than guesses. The total is your working figure for a maintenance claim, and the per-category breakdown is what you present to the court as the arithmetic behind it.
The estimate is deliberately not a prediction of the court order. The court also weighs the responsible parent's financial capacity, and it may adjust the figure up or down on the evidence. Use the number to organise the claim, then have the figures and documents reviewed before filing.
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Pakistani law does not prescribe a universal minimum figure or a fixed percentage. The court assesses needs against means on the facts proved, which is why a documented expense estimate and income evidence matter.
The recurring costs of the child's living: education, food, housing share, healthcare, clothing, transport and other regular expenses. Use bills, fee challans and receipts where you have them rather than round guesses.
Parents preparing or responding to a maintenance claim, family members planning support, and anyone who needs a structured view of child-related expenses before seeking legal advice.
Use it as the backbone of your claim: the total is what you ask for, the category breakdown is your arithmetic, and the evidence checklist shows the documents that support each figure. Then have the claim reviewed by a lawyer before filing.
No. The figures are current monthly costs in Pakistani rupees. Where costs are rising, claims can seek revision later as circumstances change rather than inflating the present estimate.
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