9 thousand deadbeats fail to pay child support in Aktobe

AKTOBE. June 17. KAZINFORM Aktobe Support Collection Unit maintains a list of so-called deadbeats, parents negligent in child support payments. Since the very beginning of 2013, the unit has registered 9 782 deadbeat dads who failed to make child support payments.

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According to the statistics, neglectful parents owe at least KZT 40 billion only in Aktobe region.

In line with the law, a non-custodial parent faces several penalties if he or she does not make scheduled child support payments. For instance, 1 345 deadbeats going abroad tried to cross the national border of Kazakhstan and were detained.