"The determination of child maintenance in the Netherlands is a complicated procedure involving the calculation of the needs of the child and the financial capacity of the maintenance debtor. The system used tends towards individualism rather than standardisation. As such, it involves complicated formulae. The system itself has come under a great deal of criticism, leading to proposals for reform both from the judiciary as well as from politicians. The article outlines the method currently in use in the Netherlands for determining child maintenance."

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