A 'bad dad' and a 'bad mom' who did not pay child support without a justifiable reason will be charged with the police.
This is the first criminal complaint since the relevant law was amended in July last year to criminalize non-payment of child support.
The Federation of Child Support Settlement (Yang Hae-yeon) announced that it plans to file a complaint with the Suseo Police Station in Seoul today (19th) for violating the Child Support Enforcement Act against two 'bad parents' who deliberately did not pay child support for a long period of time.
A, who expressed her intention to punish her ex-husband, is not receiving about 120 million won in child support.
The father of the child had not paid child support properly for over 10 years, and in August of last year, the court ordered him to be detained.
It is also the first case of personal disclosure, departure ban, and driver's license suspension.
Mr. B, raising her two sons, has not received a dime in child support from her child's mother since 2018.
Mr. B complained that her child's mother said she lives in Gangnam, Seoul, and she drives a BMW, but she does not pay child support on the excuse that she has no money.
It is understood that this mother has been avoiding paying her child support by hiding her fortune, such as hiding her real place of residence and receiving her salary in cash through her disguised transference.
In accordance with the Child Support Enforcement Act, the court may order a detention by imprisoning a parent who does not comply with the child support payment order in a police detention center or detention center.
In addition, as the Child Support Implementation Act was amended in July last year, criminal punishment of not more than one year in prison or a fine of not more than 10 million won if child support is not paid within one year from the date of receiving the order of imprisonment is also possible.
In the meantime, there have been personal disclosures, departure bans, and suspension of driver's licenses for non-payment of child support, but there have been no cases of criminal punishment.
“This accusation is the last and first criminal complaint against a debtor who has not paid child support, and this will be the basis for numerous non-payment cases,” said Lee Young, CEO of Hae-Yeon Lee. said.
He added, "I hope that criminal punishment will serve as an effective means even for children who need to receive minimal economic and emotional support from their parents."