Xa kwenzeka umtshato phakathi kwabazali, kwisigwebo somthetho okanye ngokuzithandela, kwenziwa isigqibo sokuhlawula i-alimony yokugcinwa kwabantwana. Kodwa, nangona ukuba imali iya kuqinisekisa izinga elifanelekileyo lokuphila kwisizukulwana sokuzalwa, ukungaqondani kubonakala.
Uninzi lwamaxesha amaninzi, iingxaki zokuhlawula kunye nokuqulunqwa kwemali ye-alimony zivela xa kufuneka zihlawulwe abantwana abathathu. I-Family Code ikhombisa ukuba inani elinabantwana (3 okanye ngaphezulu) i-alimony ngu-50% yemali engenayo yomzali oshiye intsapho. Unokubeka isamba esicwangcisiweyo se-alimony ukugcinwa kwabantwana abathathu, kodwa kuya kusinokwenzeka ukutshintsha ukuba umvuzo womzali wesibini ukwandisa. Le khetho yokubala i-alimony isetyenziswe ukuba umhlawuli-mali unenzuzo engafanelekanga okanye akanakho indawo engasigxina yomsebenzi.
Isixa sokuhlaselwa kwabantwana abathathu kuxhomekeke kwezi zinto zilandelayo:
- Isixa semali yonke engenayo.
- Inani labantwana abasemgangathweni walo mzali. Bonke abantwana bacinga ukuba: kwixesha elidlulileyo, kunye nomtshato wamanje.
- Ubudala beminyaka (kubanjwe i-alimony ihlawulwa iminyaka eyi-18).
- Impilo yomzali ukuhlawula i-alimony kunye nabantwana bakhe.
Ngoko ke, i-alimony esiphezulu yabantwana abathathu inokufumaneka kumzali onempilo kulabo abafuna unyango oluqhubekayo (kunye nokufumaneka kwamaphepha amayeza afanelekileyo) kwaye abangazange bafikelele kubantu abadala (okt 18 ubudala) abantwana.
Ukuqulunqwa kwe-2013 kwakungamkelwa kwezi zilungiso kuMgaqo weNtsapho:
- Ukuseka inani elincinci lokuxhasa abantwana kumntwana ngamnye. Ngokomthetho, i-alimony encinci akumele ibe ngaphantsi kwe-30% yenkcitho yokuncinci komntwana walo nyaka. Ukuba inani eliqikelelwayo liphantsi, ngoko urhulumente uyahlawula ubuncinci obufunekayo.
- Sitshintsha kumda wexesha lokuhlawula i-alimony kubantwana abakhutheleyo. Kwimeko yokungeniswa kwemfundo ephakamileyo kwimfundo yexesha elizeleyo, iintlawulo ze-alimony ziyaqhubeka kude kube sekupheleni kwezifundo okanye kude kube neminyaka engama-23.
Ezi zinguqu zomeleza kuphela iziqinisekiso zokuzaliseka kwamalungelo abantwana kunye nabazali abagcinayo.
Ukuze ubale ngokuchanekileyo ukuba yonke into eyabelwe ukuba i-alimony kubantwana abathathu, kungcono ukudibana negqwetha elifanelekileyo okanye iinkonzo zentlalo eziza kubakho ukubala kwintsapho ethile, ngokusekelwe kuwo onke amaxwebhu omthetho.