"Promised Child Support Payments... 7 out of 10 Unmarried Mothers Do Not Receive Them"

The Lowest Rate of Single Mothers Receiving Child Support as Promised Revealed

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[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Nayeon] Even if a promise to fulfill child support payments is obtained from unmarried fathers who have defaulted on payments, it has been revealed that only 3 out of 10 unmarried mothers actually receive the child support.

According to the legislative impact analysis report on the Child Support Enforcement Act published by the National Assembly Legislative Research Office, even if a commitment to pay child support is obtained from non-payers through the Child Support Enforcement Agency, the actual payment receipt rate was only 38.3% as of last year.

Looking in detail at the child support payment records, the percentage of unmarried mothers who received child support as promised was 33.6% last year. The rates for divorced mothers and divorced fathers who received child support were 53.9% and 59.5%, respectively. This shows that the rate at which unmarried mothers receive child support as promised is the lowest.

Since the law was enacted on July 13 of last year until June of this year, 13 child support non-payers whose names were disclosed have been identified. Although there were 29 cases filed, only 13 cases were actually disclosed, resulting in a disclosure decision rate of 44.8%, which is less than half.

The report pointed out, "Although sanctions such as driver's license suspension, travel bans, public disclosure of names, and criminal penalties for those who fail to pay child support have been introduced, the effectiveness has not been secured because a court detention order is required," and added, "It is necessary to consider removing the requirement for a detention order."

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