I'm being asked for (or I'm claiming) maintenance
Maintenance covers food, housing, clothing, health care and education, and the amount depends on the payer's means and the recipient's needs.
What it includes
Everything essential for living, and also education.
«Se entiende por alimentos todo lo que es indispensable para el sustento, habitación, vestido y asistencia médica.»
How much
In proportion to the payer's means and the recipient's needs.
«La cuantía de los alimentos será proporcionada al caudal o medios de quien los da y a las necesidades de quien los recibe.»
From when
It is owed from when it is needed, but only paid from the date the claim is filed.
«no se abonarán sino desde la fecha en que se interponga la demanda»
Is something different in your case?
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General information, not advice on your specific case. Text prepared with the help of artificial intelligence; every quotation is a verbatim extract from the official text and is checked against the BOE every night. Other common letters.