Lee Jae-myung: "State Responsible for Unpaid Child Support... Promoting Introduction of Advance Payment System"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, stated on the 31st that the issue of child support gaps caused by non-payment of child support is a "matter of children's survival" and pledged to significantly strengthen state responsibility through a 'child support advance payment system.'

The child support advance payment system is a system where the state first provides child support and later recovers the amount from the child support debtor.

On the same day, Lee said on Facebook, "According to the revised Child Support Enforcement Act, measures such as banning the departure of child support debtors or canceling their driver's licenses are being implemented one after another. This is truly a welcome development." He pointed out, "According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the child support liabilities of these individuals start from as low as tens of millions of won and can exceed 100 million won. If they had even the minimum sense of responsibility toward their children, such staggering amounts would not have accumulated."

Lee then proposed 'building an integrated system to monitor child support enforcement at a glance and enforce compliance' and the 'child support advance payment system' as solutions. He added, "Despite various measures, gaps in child support payments can still occur," and to prevent delays in child support payments, "the state will first pay child support to single-parent children and then seek reimbursement from the child support debtor afterward, fundamentally transforming the system."

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