Recent survey findings show that a significant portion of Russians—about 41%—favor automatically directing the amount of child support from a parent’s earnings into the child’s own account. This insight was reported by kp.ru and accompanied by a note that around 4,100 people participated in the poll.
Respondents argued that such a system would make it harder for obligors with formal employment to dodge their duties. A quarter of those surveyed supported criminal penalties for those who fail to pay alimony, while 14% advocated the seizure and transfer of assets to the child. Another 8% endorsed the idea of a unified state alimony fund designed to shield children from parental irresponsibility, with the state paying the funds to the children first and later determining how to recover them from debtors.
About 4% of participants favored insurance against non-payment of alimony, 2% proposed options including capital that could be allocated toward alimony, and 1% selected the “other” option. Those in the latter group suggested measures such as revoking parental rights for non-payers. The remaining 7% believed no action was necessary for defaulters.
In late November, Nina Ostanina, a deputy in the State Duma representing the Communist Party, voiced support for creating a state alimony fund that would ensure regular payments to children from divorced families. This concept has been discussed as a way to guarantee ongoing support and reduce gaps in compensation for children when parental finances falter. (Source: kp.ru)
Earlier reports highlighted that Russian households sometimes see alimony paid directly to the child from the account of a second spouse from a prior marriage, illustrating the complexities that can arise in multi-party family finances. (Source: kp.ru)