Travel bans and driver's license suspensions imposed on 157 parents for unpaid child support
The largest single debt amounts to 319.7 million KRW
Advance payment system to be introduced in July; measures against fraudulent claims discussed
Travel bans and driver's license suspensions have been imposed on 157 parents who did not pay child support to their spouses raising children.
On the morning of the 21st, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family held the 40th Child Support Enforcement Deliberation Committee meeting at the Government Seoul Office and reviewed and approved the list of individuals subject to sanctions for failure to pay child support. The committee imposes administrative sanctions on parents who fail to pay child support, considering the amount and duration of the debt, upon request from the parent who has not received the support.
Among the 157 individuals, the largest child support debt amounted to 319.7 million KRW. The average debt was approximately 58 million KRW. The committee decided on a total of 195 sanctions against them. By type, there were 132 travel bans, 59 driver's license suspensions, and 4 cases of public disclosure of names.
For the first time, the sanctioned individuals included debtors who became subject to sanctions solely through enforcement orders without detention orders. In September last year, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family simplified the sanction procedure from 'enforcement order → detention order → sanctions' to 'enforcement order → sanctions.'
Additionally, at the meeting, the operational plan for the child support advance payment system, scheduled to be introduced in July this year, was discussed, including the advance payment procedures and measures to manage fraudulent claims.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is currently preparing for the introduction of the advance payment system by revising subordinate laws and establishing guidelines. The Child Support Enforcement Agency under the ministry has organized an advance payment preparation team and started building the IT system.
The ministry plans to announce the draft amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Child Support Enforcement Act for public comment early next month, based on the discussions held and consultations with related ministries.
Shin Young-sook, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, said, "Meaningful institutional developments to support child support enforcement, such as simplifying the sanction procedures last year, have been achieved. As the number of sanctioned individuals is expected to continue increasing, we will communicate with the deliberation committee members to refine and advance the child support enforcement system."
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