According to Art. 80, 81 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation parents must support their minor children. Parents determine methods and forms of support. Parents are entitled to conclude an agreement with regard to supporting their minor children (alimony agreement). In case parents do not provide their minor children with financial support (alimony payments) such financial support shall be recovered judicially. In the absence of an alimony agreement, alimony payments shall be recovered judicially from children's parents on monthly basis: one forth of parents' income for one child, one third of parents' income for two children, half of parents' income for three and more children.

Art. 89-91 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation provides for alimony payments to support an unemployable wife (ex-wife) during three years from the date of child's birth. In the absence of an alimony agreement between spouses (former spouses), alimony amount shall be determined by court on the basis of financial and marital status of the spouses and other noteworthy interests of the parties, such amount shall be fixed and shall be paid monthly. According to the abovesaid a right to alimony payments depend not only on existence of a child under the age of three years but also on existence of a marriage (registered or terminated). In case child's parents have never been married child's mother doesn't have a right to alimony payments to support herself.