Overview
- Minimum needs for minors rise by €4 per age band in the first income group (up to €2,100 net): €486 (ages 0–5), €558 (6–11) and €653 (12–17).
- For adult children the minimum increases to €698, while the rate for students living away from parents remains €990.
- General self‑retentions for obligors stay unchanged, according to the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf.
- The table now specifies parent‑support self‑retention at €2,650 for adult children and €2,120 for a cohabiting spouse, with roughly 70% of income above the minimum left to the obligor.
- For grandparent obligations the same minimums apply, but only 50% of income exceeding those amounts remains protected.