Child maintenance debts in Latvia exceed 400 million euros
Total unpaid child maintenance in Latvia has passed 400 million euros, with around 42,000 debtors. Recovering the money is often slow and complicated.
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The total amount of unpaid child maintenance in Latvia has exceeded 400 million euros, and the number of debtors has reached about 42,000. Child maintenance consists of regular payments that one parent must make toward a child's upkeep. The size of these debts shows how many families with children face problems in this area.
The situation affects families in which only one parent raises the child. While that parent cares for the child alone, the other parent's debt keeps growing. Recovering the money is often slow and complicated.
The figures and the difficulties of collection were reported by the programme "4. studija" on Latvian Television. The source gives no further detail on the structure of the debts or on how collection works.
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