Resolving non-payment of child support expenses "Important for supporting the upbringing of children" Prime Minister June 2, 19:15

Prime Minister Abe received a recommendation from the Liberal Democratic Party to in principle obligate him to decide the amount before divorce in order to eliminate non-payment of child support expenses, and indicated that he would direct relevant ministries and agencies to accelerate their efforts.

On the afternoon of the 2nd, members of the Liberal Democratic Party, including the former Minister of Inferiority In charge of the declining birthrate, met with Prime Minister Abe at the Prime Minister's official residence and handed over a proposal.

In order to eliminate non-payment of child support costs, the proposal recommends that the amount of child support costs be decided before divorce in principle. , I'm asking you to create a mechanism to automatically calculate child support.

In addition to strengthening the counseling service for local governments, the Cabinet Secretariat should establish an organization that will serve as a command tower to tackle nonpayment of child support.

In response, Prime Minister Abe said, "Securing child support is important in the sense of supporting the upbringing of children. I would like to instruct related ministries and agencies to accelerate their efforts."