Ministry of Gender Equality and Family Takes Sanctions Including Public Disclosure Against 95 'Bad Fathers' Who Fail to Pay Child Support

List of 4 disclosed, 57 banned from leaving the country decided
Child support payments still only partial

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has decided to impose sanctions on 95 so-called 'Bad Fathers' who have failed to fulfill their child support obligations.

According to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on the 29th, the 31st Child Support Enforcement Deliberation Committee, held from the 21st to the 23rd, decided on 95 individuals subject to sanctions for non-fulfillment of child support obligations. By type of sanction, 4 were publicly listed, 57 were banned from leaving the country, and 34 had their driver's licenses suspended.

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported that the number of individuals subject to sanction requests has been continuously increasing since the sanctions were introduced in July 2021. The number of subjects was 27 in the second half of 2021, 359 in 2022, and 291 in the first half of this year.

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Although some individuals have started paying child support after sanctions were imposed, this remains only a portion of the total. Since last year, approximately 1.52 billion KRW in child support has been paid by 30 subjects. It was also confirmed that some creditors withdrew sanctions after confirming partial fulfillment of child support obligations and plans for fulfilling the remaining debt. The 32nd Child Support Enforcement Deliberation Committee is scheduled to be held in October.

Previously, with the enforcement of the revised Child Support Enforcement Act in July 2021, which strengthened sanctions against those who did not pay child support, sanctions such as public disclosure of personal information were applied. Furthermore, in April, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family pursued a legal amendment to allow the inquiry of the debtor’s income and assets without the debtor’s consent.

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