Debt to your children: In Lithuania, child support debts are in the millions of euros and the state is powerless. The story of Gabriel Vida



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Gabrielė is one of the thousands of mothers who cannot claim what belongs to their children from their former spouses. Although your daughter is now an adult, the ex-spouse must pay child support until she completes her bachelor’s degree.

“My daughter has not received child support from her father, my ex-husband, for years. The amount of the debt currently exceeds 35 thousand. but it’s impossible to get it back, despite all my efforts.

For almost two years, I can’t even get the pre-trial investigation completed. “This appears to be due to gaps in law enforcement, as well as the conscious or unconscious cynicism of some law enforcement officers,” he said.

The amount of the debt is currently more than 35 thousand. euros.

His fight with the pre-trial investigative institutions is reminiscent of hard rock-rolling.

Bailiffs look at Gabriel’s husband’s empty bill as if it were going through a routine, and the woman calls the attitude of the prosecutor overseeing the pre-trial investigation cynical.

“I’ve already transferred the money. Didn’t you get it? Somehow it didn’t work out,” says her ex-husband.

“It just came to our attention then. There are many like me. It just doesn’t have to be like that,” says the woman and prepares to open the doors of the Seimas, the Ministry of Social Security and Labor and the Ministry of Justice and fight for their rights.

Gabrielė divorced her ex-husband 11 years ago, in 2009. During all these years, the woman received only a few months of money to support her daughter.

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“I worked for many years and had to work in the diplomatic service abroad. I didn’t have much time to deal with alimony, then I found out that there was a Child Support Fund. So part of the time it benefited me. But after all This is the money of all taxpayers. This fund pays until the child turns 16, “said Gabrielė.

The woman tried to recover her daughter’s money (the debt) and turned to the bailiffs. However, it turned out that debt recovery is not like that. Supposedly the man has no income.

But about six years ago, there was a car accident that opened our eyes even more. This time Gabriel’s ex-husband caused the accident. Being completely drunk, he crashed into a supermarket in a car, and also seriously injured two women and damaged other vehicles. By car bought in the cabin. New or almost new. “Even if you think otherwise: you don’t get any income, so you shouldn’t even buy food at all,” says Gabriele.

Shortly after the accident, a lawsuit was filed against him. “Then when the courts began, he paid alimony for a few months before they took place, apparently to appear. He claimed everywhere that he was an exemplary father. And when the courts ended, the payments also ended, ”said the woman.

By the way, to compensate for the damage from the accident – more than 15 thousand. euros – the man seems to have had what.

Refused to bequeath

Gabriel’s ex-husband is not only unemployed. According to the woman, official sources indicate that she ran several businesses, some of which were later closed, but then other activities emerged.

After the accident, it turned out that the man bought the car at the car showroom and paid for it in cash. During that time, he refused to bequeath to his mother. Official sources affirm that the man has no income.

He himself bases his non-payment on the fact that he has no income, and the court decisions also refer to the economic crisis of 2009, which also aggravated the financial situation.

However, it is also important that the amount awarded after the divorce for the support of the daughter is not very high: 1,000 LTL, and after the currency exchange: 295.81 EUR. In total, for 11 years, the husband has paid less than 5,000 for the daughter’s support. euros. Current debt: around 35 thousand. euros.



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