Child & Wife Maintenance in Pakistan After Divorce or Khula

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Maintenance is one of the most important financial rights arising from marriage and parenthood in Pakistan.

A wife may require financial support during the subsistence of marriage or while matrimonial litigation is pending. Children may require maintenance for food, clothing, education, healthcare, accommodation and other reasonable needs. After Divorce or Khula, the wife’s maintenance position changes, but the father’s obligation to his children does not simply end because the marriage has been dissolved.

At Right Law Associates, our family lawyers assist clients with wife maintenance, child maintenance, interim maintenance, past maintenance, maintenance after Divorce or Khula and enforcement of Family Court maintenance orders.

We represent maintenance claimants and respondents in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan.

Our Maintenance Lawyers Assist With:

Child Maintenance Claims
Wife Maintenance Claims
Maintenance During Marriage
Maintenance After Separation
Interim Maintenance
Past Maintenance / Arrears
Maintenance After Divorce
Maintenance After Khula
Maintenance During Iddat
School and Educational Expenses
Medical Expenses
Maintenance of Unmarried Daughters
Enforcement of Maintenance Orders
Increase or Revision of Maintenance
Overseas Pakistani Maintenance Cases

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Child Maintenance vs Wife Maintenance vs Maintenance After Divorce or Khula

These rights should not be treated as a single claim.

Issue	Child Maintenance	Wife Maintenance	Maintenance After Divorce/Khula
Person entitled	Child	Wife	Divorced wife and children must be considered separately
Principal obligation	Ordinarily father	Husband during subsisting marriage, subject to law and facts	Wife’s personal entitlement changes after dissolution
Must marriage still exist?	No	Ordinarily relevant to continuing spousal maintenance	Marriage has been dissolved
Divorce ends entitlement?	No for child	Changes wife’s entitlement	Wife ordinarily entitled during applicable Iddat; children continue independently
Family Court claim possible?	Yes	Yes	Yes where applicable
Interim maintenance possible?	Yes	Yes, depending on proceedings	Depends upon claim/stage
Amount automatically fixed?	No	No	No
Income of liable person relevant?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Needs of claimant relevant?	Yes	Yes	Yes
Can arrears be recovered?	Depending upon decree, limitation and facts	Depending upon facts and applicable law	Depends upon nature and period of claim

The most important distinction is that the end of the marriage does not end the father’s financial responsibility towards his children.

Maintenance Law in Pakistan

Maintenance is expressly within the jurisdiction of the Family Courts under the Family Courts Act, 1964.

The Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 also contains a specific maintenance remedy for a wife.

Section 9 provides that where a husband fails to maintain his wife adequately—or where he has more than one wife and fails to maintain them equitably—the wife may apply to the Chairman for constitution of an Arbitration Council to determine maintenance.

Importantly, Section 9 describes that remedy as being in addition to other legal remedies available to the wife.

Family Court proceedings therefore remain highly important in practical maintenance litigation.

What Is Maintenance in Pakistani Family Law?

Maintenance generally refers to financial support required to meet the reasonable needs of a legally dependent family member.

Depending upon the claim, maintenance may include expenses for:

food;
clothing;
accommodation;
education;
school fees;
transport;
healthcare;
medicines;
reasonable daily living expenses; and
other necessary expenses appropriate to the person’s circumstances.

There is no single nationwide monthly amount automatically payable in every family.

The Court examines the claimant’s needs and the financial capacity and status of the person liable to maintain.

Child Maintenance in Pakistan

A father’s obligation to maintain his children is distinct from his relationship with their mother.

Accordingly, a father cannot ordinarily avoid child maintenance merely because:

he divorced the mother;
the wife obtained Khula;
the children live with their mother;
custody is disputed;
he has remarried;
he does not regularly meet the children; or
the parents’ matrimonial relationship is hostile.

The right belongs to the child.

The Family Court can determine appropriate maintenance after considering the circumstances.

What Does Child Maintenance Cover?

Child maintenance is not necessarily limited to food.

Child’s Need	Expenses That May Be Relevant
Food	Regular meals and nutritional needs
Clothing	Seasonal and ordinary clothing
Education	School fees, books, uniforms and related charges
Transport	School or necessary travel expenses
Healthcare	Doctor, medicines, hospital and treatment
Accommodation	Reasonable contribution towards living requirements
Special Education	Therapy, learning support or specialised schooling
Daily Needs	Age-appropriate routine expenses
Other Necessary Costs	Depending upon child’s individual circumstances

Actual evidence of expenditure can significantly assist the Court in assessing a realistic amount.

How Does the Court Fix Child Maintenance?

No fixed statutory formula prescribes one amount for every child.

The Court may examine matters including:

Factor	Why It Matters
Father’s Income	Shows financial capacity
Father’s Assets/Business	May indicate actual means beyond stated salary
Child’s Age	Needs usually change as children grow
School Fees	Often a substantial recurring expense
Medical Requirements	Particular treatment may increase costs
Standard of Living	Child should not be assessed in isolation from family circumstances
Number of Dependants	Relevant to overall financial position
Inflation	Cost of food, education and healthcare changes
Existing Expenses	Evidence assists realistic assessment
Special Needs	Disability, therapy or specialised care may require additional support

A Court should therefore look at both the reasonable needs of the child and the means of the father.

Can a Father Avoid Maintenance Because He Is Unemployed?

Unemployment does not automatically extinguish a father’s legal obligation towards his children.

The Court may examine the true financial circumstances, including:

previous employment;
qualifications;
earning capacity;
business interests;
bank records;
assets;
lifestyle;
property;
other sources of income; and
whether unemployment is genuine or being relied upon to avoid liability.

Recent Pakistani case law has continued to emphasise that a father’s responsibility to maintain his minor child is not simply defeated by pleading unemployment.

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Child Maintenance After Divorce

Divorce does not terminate child maintenance.

This is one of the clearest distinctions between spousal maintenance and child maintenance.

After the parents divorce:

custody may remain with the mother;
father may have visitation rights;
guardianship may be separately determined; but
the child’s financial needs continue.

Accordingly, a mother caring for the children can pursue appropriate child-maintenance relief even though the matrimonial relationship has ended.

Child Maintenance After Khula

The same principle applies after Khula.

A wife’s decision to obtain Khula does not waive the children’s financial rights.

Right	Does Mother’s Khula Automatically End It?
Child Maintenance	No
School Expenses	No
Medical Expenses	No
Custody Claim	No
Visitation Rights	No
Guardianship Issues	No
Wife’s Personal Maintenance	Requires separate legal consideration

Children are not parties to the financial bargain between husband and wife concerning dissolution of marriage.

How Long Is a Father Required to Maintain His Children?

The duration depends upon the child’s circumstances and applicable law.

Pakistani case law commonly recognises that:

a minor son is ordinarily entitled to maintenance during minority; and
an unmarried dependent daughter may continue to be entitled to maintenance until marriage.

However, individual circumstances can require separate consideration.

For example, dependency, education, disability or other particular circumstances may affect the legal analysis.

The safest approach is therefore to examine the child’s actual age, status, and dependency rather than relying on a generic internet statement.

Maintenance of an Unmarried Daughter

Pakistani courts have recognised the continuing obligation of a father towards an unmarried dependent daughter.

The fact that a daughter has crossed childhood does not necessarily mean that the father can simply discontinue all support.

Relevant matters may include:

whether she is unmarried;
whether she remains dependent;
education;
reasonable living needs;
father’s financial resources; and
individual family circumstances.

A recent Sindh High Court decision reaffirmed maintenance for an unmarried daughter who was continuing her education.

Educational Expenses as Part of Child Maintenance

Education frequently forms one of the largest components of child maintenance.

Relevant evidence may include:

admission fee;
monthly tuition fee;
annual charges;
books;
stationery;
uniform;
school transport;
examination charges;
tuition expenses; and
reasonable extracurricular educational costs.

A parent seeking maintenance should provide actual fee vouchers and other records wherever possible.

Medical Expenses and Child Maintenance

Children may have routine or exceptional medical expenses.

These can include:

consultations;
medicines;
laboratory tests;
hospital treatment;
surgery;
dental treatment;
therapy;
psychological support; and
long-term treatment.

Where a child has special medical needs, these should be specifically pleaded and supported with relevant records.

Wife Maintenance in Pakistan

A husband’s duty to maintain his wife during the subsistence of a valid Muslim marriage is recognised under Pakistani family law.

Section 9 of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance, 1961 expressly provides a remedy where the husband fails to maintain his wife adequately.

A wife may also pursue maintenance through the Family Court as permitted by law.

The precise entitlement depends upon the matrimonial circumstances and evidence.

Wife Maintenance During Marriage

While the marriage continues, a wife may seek maintenance where the husband fails to provide adequate financial support, and she is legally entitled to maintenance.

Potential components can include:

food;
clothing;
accommodation;
healthcare; and
reasonable ordinary expenses consistent with the parties’ circumstances.

The husband’s financial means remain relevant to determining the amount.

Wife Living Separately From Husband: Can She Claim Maintenance?

Physical separation alone does not answer the question.

The Court may examine why the spouses are living separately.

Relevant circumstances can include:

whether the husband expelled the wife;
cruelty or mistreatment;
failure to maintain;
refusal to provide appropriate residence;
matrimonial litigation;
reasonable safety concerns;
conduct of the parties; and
whether the separation was legally justified.

Accordingly, statements such as “a wife living separately can never claim maintenance” or “every separated wife automatically receives maintenance” are both too broad.

The facts matter.

Wife Maintenance vs Child Maintenance

Issue	Wife Maintenance	Child Maintenance
Legal relationship	Arises from marriage	Arises from parent-child relationship
Divorce affects it?	Yes	Does not automatically terminate it
Khula affects it?	Yes	Does not automatically terminate it
Husband/father’s means relevant?	Yes	Yes
Claimant’s circumstances relevant?	Yes	Yes
Custody relevant?	Not ordinarily the basis	Child may live with either parent
Can be claimed together?	Frequently, depending upon proceedings	Yes
Duration identical?	No	No
Financial right belongs to	Wife	Child

This distinction should be kept clear in every Divorce or Khula settlement.

What Is “Alimony” in Pakistan?

People frequently search Google for “alimony in Pakistan”, but Pakistani Muslim family law more commonly uses the term maintenance.

“Alimony” is often associated with legal systems in which a former spouse may receive continuing financial support long after divorce.

That should not automatically be imported into Pakistani Muslim family law.

For Pakistani Muslim spouses, the Court examines the rights arising under:

Muslim personal law;
Family Courts legislation;
the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance;
the terms of the marriage;
applicable judicial precedents; and
the facts of the particular case.

For SEO purposes, people searching “alimony in Pakistan” are often actually looking for information about wife maintenance, Iddat maintenance or child support.

Maintenance After Divorce in Pakistan

After a Muslim marriage has been dissolved through Talaq, the wife’s personal maintenance position is different from that of the children.

The general position recognised in current Pakistani family-law jurisprudence is that a divorced Muslim wife is ordinarily entitled to maintenance for the applicable Iddat period, unless some separate contractual or legal basis establishes an additional entitlement.

The children’s maintenance remains independently payable according to their legal entitlement.

Maintenance After Divorce: Wife vs Children

Person	General Effect of Divorce
Wife	Ordinary spousal maintenance changes; Iddat maintenance remains relevant
Minor Son	Maintenance continues according to legal entitlement
Unmarried Dependent Daughter	Maintenance may continue until marriage/dependency ends according to law
Child in Mother’s Custody	Father’s maintenance obligation does not disappear
Child With Special Needs	Particular circumstances require individual assessment

Iddat Maintenance After Talaq

A divorced Muslim wife may be entitled to maintenance during her Iddat period.

The precise duration of Iddat depends upon the circumstances under Muslim law, including considerations such as pregnancy.

Accordingly, the maintenance period should not always be described mechanically as the same number of calendar days in every case.

Where the wife is pregnant, her legal and financial circumstances require particular examination.

Maintenance After Khula

When the marriage is dissolved through Khula, the wife’s personal maintenance entitlement must also be distinguished from the children’s rights.

Pakistani courts have recognised maintenance during the Iddat period following dissolution by Khula.

However:

Khula does not extinguish child maintenance.

The father’s obligations towards the children continue independently.

Divorce vs Khula: Maintenance Comparison

Issue	Talaq by Husband	Khula by Wife
Marriage dissolved?	Yes, after applicable legal procedure	Yes, through Family Court decree/process
Wife’s Iddat maintenance	Relevant	Relevant
Child maintenance ends?	No	No
Child custody automatically decided?	No	No
Children’s school expenses end?	No	No
Children’s medical expenses end?	No	No
Wife’s indefinite post-divorce maintenance automatically available?	Generally no under ordinary Muslim-law framework	Generally no under ordinary Muslim-law framework
Past matrimonial maintenance	Depends upon facts and legal claim	Depends upon facts and legal claim

Can Past Wife Maintenance Be Recovered?

A wife may in appropriate circumstances claim past maintenance or arrears for a period during which the husband was legally obliged to maintain her but failed to do so.

Past maintenance can involve issues of:

date when maintenance stopped;
reason for separation;
evidence;
husband’s conduct;
limitation;
date of divorce; and
previous maintenance orders.

The recoverable period should therefore be assessed on a case-by-case basis rather than by a generic fixed period.

Can Past Child Maintenance Be Claimed?

Past child maintenance may also arise where the father failed to provide support before the maintenance suit was instituted.

The extent of any recoverable arrears depends upon:

pleaded period;
proof;
limitation;
existing orders;
father’s payments, if any; and
facts of the case.

Bank transfers, school payments, receipts and other financial records can become important evidence.

Interim Maintenance During a Family Court Case

Maintenance litigation can take time, but dependants still require support while the case is pending.

The Family Courts Act provides for interim maintenance during maintenance proceedings.

If the court makes an interim order, failure to comply can carry serious procedural consequences.

Recent Family Court litigation also demonstrates that courts take non-compliance with interim child-maintenance orders seriously.

Interim Maintenance vs Final Maintenance

Issue	Interim Maintenance	Final Maintenance
Stage	During pending case	At final judgment/decree
Purpose	Immediate support	Final determination
Based on complete evidence?	Often provisional	After fuller evidence
Can amount differ later?	Yes	Yes, according to final decision
Non-payment consequences	Can be serious	Enforceable through execution
Ends automatically with final decision?	Replaced/adjusted by final decree	Continues according to decree

Interim maintenance should therefore not be mistaken for the final assessment of liability.

What Evidence Helps in a Maintenance Case?

A maintenance claim becomes stronger when the Court is given reliable financial evidence.

Evidence Relating to Children’s Needs

Evidence	What It Shows
School Fee Vouchers	Education cost
Books and Uniform Receipts	School-related expenses
Medical Bills	Healthcare needs
Prescriptions	Continuing treatment
Rent Agreement	Housing circumstances
Transport Receipts	School/travel expenses
Therapy Records	Special needs
B-Form / Birth Certificate	Child’s identity and age

Evidence Relating to Husband/Father’s Means

Evidence	Possible Relevance
Salary Slip	Declared monthly income
Bank Statements	Income and financial transactions
Tax Records	Declared financial position
Business Ownership	Earning capacity
Property Records	Financial resources
Vehicles	Lifestyle/assets
Employment Record	Capacity to earn
Social/Business Evidence	May assist where income is concealed

The evidentiary value of each document depends upon the case.

What If the Husband Conceals His Income?

Income concealment is a recurring issue in maintenance cases.

A respondent may claim a very low salary while maintaining:

business interests;
property;
expensive vehicles;
significant bank transactions;
foreign travel;
multiple businesses; or
a lifestyle inconsistent with declared income.

A Family Court can assess the evidence available rather than being bound unthinkingly by an unsupported assertion of poverty.

Proper documentary preparation is therefore essential.

Can Maintenance Increase Because of Inflation?

Maintenance fixed years earlier may become unrealistic as the cost of:

food;
school fees;
healthcare;
rent;
transport; and
daily necessities

increases.

Courts may take prevailing economic conditions and inflation into account when assessing maintenance.

Some decrees also provide for periodic increases.

However, clients should not assume that one particular annual percentage applies automatically in every Pakistani maintenance case.

Increase or Modification of Maintenance

An existing amount may require legal review where circumstances materially change.

Examples include:

substantial increase in school fees;
new medical expenses;
child moving to a higher education level;
significant inflation;
improved financial position of father;
reduced ability to pay;
special educational needs; or
other material changes.

The appropriate remedy depends upon the existing decree and procedural circumstances.

Maintenance and Child Custody Are Separate Matters

Parents sometimes incorrectly link financial support with custody or visitation.

For example:

“I will not pay maintenance because she does not let me meet the child.”

or:

“He has not paid maintenance, so I will not allow him to meet the child.”

These issues should ordinarily be pursued through the appropriate legal remedies.

Problem	Proper Legal Issue
Father not paying maintenance	Maintenance/enforcement
Mother denying Court-ordered visits	Visitation/enforcement
Custody disputed	Child custody
Guardianship required	Guardianship
School fees unpaid	Maintenance
Child withheld after visitation	Custody/recovery

Children should not be used as leverage in financial disputes between parents.

Maintenance After Second Marriage of the Father

A father’s second marriage does not automatically eliminate his pre-existing obligation towards his children.

The Court can consider his overall financial circumstances, but children from the previous marriage continue to have legally recognised maintenance rights.

A parent should therefore consider existing dependants before voluntarily assuming additional financial responsibilities.

Maintenance Where Mother Is Earning

The mother’s employment does not automatically shift the father’s legal maintenance responsibility towards his children onto her.

The Court may consider the complete family circumstances, but the child’s entitlement should not simply disappear because the custodial mother has an income.

The mother may already be contributing through:

housing;
daily care;
transportation;
supervision;
food;
schooling support; and
other expenses.

The father’s legal responsibility requires separate assessment.

Enforcement of a Maintenance Order

Winning a maintenance decree is not always the end of the matter.

Where the liable party does not comply, execution proceedings may be required.

Depending on the decree and applicable procedure, enforcement may involve steps directed at recovering the unpaid amount.

Clients should retain:

certified copy of decree;
payment history;
bank records;
receipts;
calculations of arrears; and
details of missed instalments.

Maintenance Arrears

A useful arrears calculation should identify:

Detail	Example of Record Needed
Monthly Amount	Amount fixed by Court
Starting Date	Date liability commenced
Annual Increase	If expressly ordered
Amount Paid	Each payment actually received
Unpaid Months	Month-by-month record
School/Medical Extras	Where separately awarded
Total Outstanding	Calculated arrears

Accurate calculations reduce disputes during execution proceedings.

Maintenance for Overseas Pakistani Families

Maintenance cases frequently involve a father or husband working abroad.

Common issues include:

foreign income;
remittances;
overseas employment contracts;
concealed earnings;
service of Court process;
Power of Attorney;
enforcement;
children living in Pakistan; and
foreign expenses.

Our family lawyers assist both claimants and respondents in maintenance cases involving overseas Pakistanis.

Maintenance Claim Where Father Lives Abroad

A parent’s residence outside Pakistan does not itself extinguish a child’s right to maintenance.

Relevant evidence may include:

overseas employment;
foreign salary;
business ownership;
remittance history;
passport/travel details; and
known foreign assets or employment records.

Consider the practical enforcement strategy from the beginning of the case.

Child Maintenance vs Guardianship vs Custody

Legal Matter	Main Purpose	Financial Issue?
Child Maintenance	Financial support	Yes
Child Custody	Who cares for/lives with the child	Indirectly
Guardianship	Legal authority concerning minor/property	Sometimes
Visitation	Parent-child access	Normally no
Child Recovery	Return/protection of child	Normally no

A family dispute may require more than one of these remedies.

For detailed guidance, see our separate pages on Child Custody in Pakistan and Guardianship in Pakistan.

Need Maintenance for Yourself or Your Children?

Do not rely upon verbal promises when regular support has stopped.

Our family-law team can review:

Nikah Nama;
Divorce or Khula documents;
children’s B-Forms;
school fees;
medical expenses;
existing maintenance orders;
evidence of income; and
payment history.

Why Choose Right Law Associates for Maintenance Cases?

Right Law Associates has provided legal services since 1985.

Maintenance cases require more than simply asking the Court for a monthly figure.

Our lawyers examine:

legal entitlement;
marital status;
child’s age and dependency;
actual expenses;
school and medical costs;
husband’s/father’s true financial means;
arrears;
interim relief;
existing orders; and
enforcement strategy.

We represent wives, mothers, and children through their lawful representatives, as well as fathers and respondents requiring a proper assessment of maintenance liability.

Frequently Asked Questions About Maintenance in Pakistan

How do I find a divorce lawyer in Karachi?

Maintenance is financial support payable to a legally entitled dependant, such as a wife or child, according to Pakistani family law and the circumstances of the case.

Can a wife claim maintenance from her husband?

Yes. Where a husband fails to maintain his wife adequately, and she is legally entitled to maintenance, remedies are available under Pakistani family law.

Can a wife claim maintenance while living separately?

Possibly. The Court examines why the spouses are living separately and the circumstances giving rise to the claim.

Can children claim maintenance after divorce?

Yes. Their entitlement does not automatically end because their parents divorce.

Does Khula cancel child maintenance?

No. Khula obtained by the mother does not automatically extinguish children’s maintenance rights.

Who pays child maintenance after divorce?

The father ordinarily remains responsible for maintaining his children under the law and within his financial means.

Does custody determine who pays maintenance?

Custody and maintenance are distinct legal issues. A father’s obligation may continue even when the children live with their mother.

How much child maintenance does a father have to pay?

There is no single fixed national amount. The Court considers the child’s reasonable needs and the father’s means.

Are school fees included in maintenance?

Educational expenses can be highly relevant to determining reasonable child maintenance.

Are medical expenses included?

Yes, reasonable medical needs may form part of the child’s maintenance requirements.

Can a father stop paying because he is unemployed?

Unemployment does not automatically extinguish the obligation. The Court can examine actual means and earning circumstances.

Until what age is a son entitled to maintenance?

The ordinary rule commonly applied is maintenance during minority, subject to the facts and any special circumstances requiring legal consideration.

How long can an unmarried daughter receive maintenance?

Pakistani case law recognises the continuing obligation towards an unmarried dependent daughter, subject to her circumstances.

Can a divorced wife claim maintenance forever?

Pakistani Muslim family law should not be equated with indefinite Western-style spousal alimony. A divorced wife is ordinarily entitled to maintenance for the applicable Iddat period unless another legal or contractual basis applies.

Can a wife claim Iddat maintenance after Talaq?

Yes. Maintenance during the applicable Iddat period is recognised.

Is Iddat maintenance available after Khula?

Pakistani courts have recognised maintenance during the applicable Iddat period after dissolution through Khula.

Can a wife claim past maintenance?

Past maintenance may be claimable depending upon the facts, legal entitlement, evidence and limitation.

Can past child maintenance be recovered?

Depending upon the circumstances, past maintenance may be claimed, subject to applicable law, proof and limitation.

What is interim maintenance?

Interim maintenance is temporary financial support ordered while a maintenance case remains pending.

What happens if interim maintenance is not paid?

Failure to comply with a Family Court interim maintenance order can have serious procedural consequences, including consequences affecting the defendant’s defence as provided by law.

Can maintenance be increased later?

An existing amount may require revision or fresh legal consideration where circumstances materially change, depending upon the decree and applicable procedure.

Is alimony available in Pakistan?

“Alimony” is commonly searched online, but Pakistani Muslim family law generally uses the concept of maintenance. Post-divorce spousal rights should be determined under Pakistani law, not assumed from foreign alimony systems.

Can a working mother still claim child maintenance from the father?

Her employment does not automatically remove the father’s legal responsibility towards his children.

Does a father's second marriage end his obligation towards children of the first marriage?

No. A subsequent marriage does not automatically extinguish existing child-maintenance obligations.

Can a maintenance order be enforced if the father does not pay?

Yes. A maintenance decree can be enforced through the appropriate Family Court execution process.

Can an overseas father be ordered to maintain children in Pakistan?

Living abroad does not by itself remove maintenance liability. Overseas income and the practical means of enforcement should be properly addressed in the case.

Consult Our Child & Wife Maintenance Lawyers in Pakistan

If your husband or the father of your children has stopped providing financial support—or if you are responding to a maintenance claim that does not accurately reflect your financial circumstances—obtain proper legal advice.

Our family-law team can examine:

wife maintenance;
child maintenance;
maintenance after Divorce;
maintenance after Khula;
interim maintenance;
past arrears;
school and medical costs;
income evidence; and
enforcement of existing orders.