Published: 2018-01-10

Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to Article 209 of the Polish Criminal Code

Łukasz Rosiak
Zeszyty Prawnicze
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2017.17.2.05

Abstract

Summary

This paper examines child maintenance evasion as a criminal offence under Polish law. It analyses the proposed amendment to the Polish Criminal Code. For years the overall payment of child maintenance has been low. To deal with problems with the efficient collection of child maintenance the Ministry of Justice has submitted a draft amendment to the Criminal Code. The defective mechanism for the collection of maintenance due from those the courts have ruled are liable to pay means that in many cases the state budget is providing the funds due to eligible recipients. It is society’s duty to promote responsible attitudes and stigmatise child maintenance evasion. The right attitude and appropriate measures such as appropriate criminal law provisions and administrative measures may reduce the number of such offences. The proposed amendments to the Criminal Code are streamlined and can increase the efficiency of maintenance collection. Society should promote a responsible attitude for personal liabilities.

Keywords:

the offence of child maintenance evasion, amendment, the Polish Criminal Code, persistence, criminal liability.

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Rosiak, Łukasz. (2018). Analysis of the Proposed Amendments to Article 209 of the Polish Criminal Code. Zeszyty Prawnicze, 17(2), 103–129. https://doi.org/10.21697/zp.2017.17.2.05

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