86 Child Support Debt Defaulters Subject to Name Disclosure, Travel Ban, and Other Sanctions

by Yoo Byeongdon

Published 14 Apr.2023 06:00(KST)

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has decided on sanctions against 86 individuals who have willfully failed to pay child support. These individuals will face sanctions such as public disclosure of their names, travel bans, and driver's license suspensions.

On the 14th, the Ministry announced that at the 29th Child Support Enforcement Review Committee, 86 individuals subject to sanctions for failure to pay child support were determined. The sanctions include △public disclosure of 6 individuals △travel bans for 41 individuals △driver's license suspensions for 39 individuals.

86 Child Support Debt Defaulters Subject to Name Disclosure, Travel Ban, and Other Sanctions

Since the introduction of sanctions against child support defaulters in July 2021, the number of requests for sanctions has continued to increase. As a result of the Ministry's enforcement of these sanctions, cases of full or partial payment of child support arrears have been on the rise.

Cases of full payment of child support included △1 individual from the public disclosure group △5 individuals from the travel ban group △9 individuals from the driver's license suspension group. There were also creditors who withdrew sanctions after obtaining promises of partial payment and continued compliance in the future.

Meanwhile, according to the '1st Basic Plan for Single-Parent Family Policy (2023?2027)' announced on the 10th, the Ministry plans to enhance access to child support enforcement services for single-parent families by providing child support enforcement counseling services and supporting visitation between non-custodial parents and minor children at family centers nationwide.

To identify the payment ability of child support debtors and shorten litigation periods, the Ministry will establish grounds for income and asset inquiries without the debtor's consent. Furthermore, sanctions will be strengthened to increase compliance rates by expanding the scope of driver's license suspensions and other penalties against non-custodial parents who willfully fail to pay child support.