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When the court sets maintenance for two primary school age children, and both parents work, will it take into account the fact that the father has more stable and highly paid employment than the mother, with ‘tenure’ and excellent promotional prospects, while the mother, who works in high-tech,is facing either a salary drop or redundancy?

Firstly, if both parents are Jewish,the financial burden of supporting the children falls solely on the father anyway, until the minors are 15, so the mother’s salary and earning potential is only relevant after that, when parental responsibility for supporting  minor children is shared, and depends upon their relative incomes.
 
Secondly,if one of the parents is non-Jewish,the situation is different,and the mother’s earnings could become relevant even at the children’s current age,as the maintenance obligation will depend either on the relevant personal (religious law) of the parties,or rest on the civil law obligation,which shares the burden between both parents,depending on their relative incomes irrespective of the children’s ages.