Received applications:

In May 606 applications with request to disburse the child support when one of the parents avoids supporting his/her child were received in the Fund Administration. In total 2531 applications on disbursement of child support for children were received in the first five months of the year 2009.

Decisions on termination of the disbursement of child support:

In May 182 decisions were issued on termination of the disbursement of child support. In 21 cases a debtor himself started to provide minimum amount of child support. In total 908 decisions were issued on termination of the disbursement of child support since the beginning of current year. In 90 cases a debtor himself started to provide minimum amount of child support.

Amount of disbursed child support:

In May the Fund Administration disbursed child support in the amount of 892991 lats, but since the beginning of the year the Fund Administration had disbursed child support in the total amount of 3.997 million lats.

Amount of  the recovered child support:

In May the amount of recovered child support was 53645 lats (6.01 percent of the amount of child support disbursed in May). Since the beginning of the year 306170 lats were recovered in total.

Disbursement of child support:

The Maintenance Guarantee Fund disburses child support to children in case one of the parents does not fulfill his/her obligations towards the child and avoids to pay maintenance.

The Fund Administration disburses child support in a minimum amount determined by the Cabinet of Ministers, but not more than the amount specified in the court adjudication. Since January 1st, 2009 the minimum amount of child support for each child until the age of 7 years is 45 lats, but for child from the age of 7 years until the age of 18 years – 54 lats.

In May child support was paid to 17497 children.

Debtors:

16392 debtors who avoid to pay maintenance to their children were registered in the Fund Administration at the end of May 2009.

Information provided by:

Daiga Bluķe,

Public relations specialist of the Fund Administration