Though salary level is important,it is just one aspect of a father's overall financial capability which derives "not only from the salary - and certainly not from the 'net' amount of the salary which often does not reflect the true picture.....but from the sum of all the financial sources available to the person paying the maintenance,including assets,savings and even earning potential," the Supreme Court emphasised in Family Appeal Case 3432/09, in June 2009. The main issue is not how much a father earns but rather how much he can allocate to providing for his children’s needs,it said.
It should be stressed,however,that depending on the parents' religion,and the children's ages,the financial responsibility for supporting minor children may fall solely on one parent (the father) or be shared between both parents,depending on their relative incomes.