Income and Asset Checks for Child Support Defaulters to Become Possible

Enforcement Decree of Child Support Enforcement Act Passed at Cabinet Meeting
Facilitates Verification of Assets and Debt Recovery After Emergency Child Support Assistance

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The government will be able to receive data on national and local taxes, land, buildings, and pre-sale rights to verify the assets of child support debtors.

On the 19th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced that the partial amendment to the "Enforcement Decree of the Act on Support for Securing Child Support Payment" has passed the Cabinet meeting.

The government has been providing emergency support of 200,000 KRW per child to single-parent families (creditors) who have not received child support. With this amendment to the enforcement decree, it has become easier to recover claims through seizure or forced sale based on income or asset information from the debtor.

The enforcement decree includes provisions to provide information on income tax, value-added tax, acquisition tax, property tax, automobile tax, publicly announced land prices, housing prices, and pre-sale rights.

Starting in June, when the government provides emergency support for child support, it will be able to request credit and insurance information without the debtor's consent and collect payments in the same manner as national tax arrears enforcement.

Jeong Young-ae, Minister of Gender Equality and Family, said, "With the improvement of the income and asset investigation and collection system for child support debtors, the recovery rate of claims will increase," adding, "We will do our best to enhance the effectiveness of the child support enforcement support system and increase the child support payment rate so that single-parent families can live stably."

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