Japan's Child Support Arrangements Rise
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--The share of couples in Japan who arranged child support payments upon divorce rose to 74.7 pct in the second quarter of the year from 55.5 pct a year before, the Justice Ministry said Friday. The rise followed a Civil Code revision in April that allows custodial parents to claim at least 20,000 yen per month from the noncustodial parent. The share of divorced...
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