Signed judgment

## Findings 1. The evidence demonstrates that Farid Safi attempted to characterize repayments of personal savings as current family maintenance. His claims of cash payments through a relative are unverified and cannot be legally proven. 2. The reconciliation note on which he relied does not cover the six months of separation. 3. The Court finds that a direct payment of AFN 12,000 to the daughter’s school has been verified. That payment is to be credited once. ## Reasons 4. Under Afghan law, a father has an absolute and non-negotiable duty to provide baseline maintenance for his household and school-age daughter. ## Order 5. The defendant’s maintenance arrears claim of AFN 108,000 is reduced by the verified school payment of AFN 12,000. Farid Safi shall pay the outstanding balance of AFN 96,000 to Nargis Safi within 14 days. 6. Farid Safi shall pay prospective support of AFN 15,000 per month, reflecting his current work capacity. 7. For repeatedly attempting to mislead the Court by claiming that debt repayments were child maintenance, Farid Safi is fined AFN 2,000, payable immediately to the state treasury. 8. Failure to pay the state fine today or the maintenance balance within 14 days will result in direct corporal confinement. 9. This matter is concluded.