Mazhilis deputy Magerram Magerramov has proposed creating a State Alimony Fund, which would be financed by those who evade alimony payments.
According to data from zakon.kz, the Mazhilis member stated that deputies regularly receive numerous complaints from women who are unable to recover alimony from their ex-husbands.
"In 2022, alimony arrears amounted to 13.8 trillion tenge. In 2023, alimony arrears had already exceeded 20.8 trillion tenge. As of 1 January 2024, more than 8,000 court decisions on alimony recovery are not being enforced at all. All efforts made to resolve this acute social problem have yielded no results. The 'Thirty Steps for Paying Alimony' programme is ineffective, and the measures taken by the Republican Chamber of Judicial Enforcers are futile," he said.
According to the deputy, the fund's main goal will be to pay alimony to children who have not received it for more than three months. Reimbursement of payments to the state will be carried out by recovering sums from alimony defaulters.
It is worth noting that Deputy Magerram Magerramov put forward a similar proposal back in April 2023. At that time, he was refused, citing a shortage of budget funds.
As reported by press.kz citing the Ministry of Justice, over the past year the number of alimony payers has increased from 225,000 to 326,300. As of 1 February 2024, 16,197 parents are listed as deliberate debtors.
"The main reasons for non-payment of alimony remain the lack of an official place of employment, income and property among debtors. There are those who deliberately evade paying alimony. Today we are identifying deliberate debtors who have hidden and fixed income from electronic wallets, bookmaking companies, the securities market, network marketing and taxi services. We are working on the issue of identifying the income of debtors who provide various services. Including passenger transport via mobile applications," the Ministry of Justice reported.
The department also noted that the introduction of criminal liability for employers who help alimony payers conceal their real income is currently under consideration.