According to the deputy, the current alimony system is ineffective and primarily affects women.
During a budget committee meeting on January 19, Deputy of the Jogorku Kenesh Dastan Bekeshev expressed the need to reconsider the alimony system in Kyrgyzstan. He noted that the existing procedure for collecting alimony not only does not work but also places the entire burden of responsibility on women.
Bekeshev proposed to instruct bailiffs to conduct a study to determine what portion of alimony is actually paid and how many cases remain unfulfilled. The deputy believes that after a divorce, a minimum amount of alimony should be established, which would first be paid by the state and then recovered from the parent who evades their responsibilities.
“Having a child is easy. People move from one family to another without thinking. And then everyone is unhappy: the state, the courts, the deputies — except for the one who evades their duties. A child must be provided for, and the state should pay alimony and then seek reimbursement from the debtor,” emphasized Bekeshev.
Deputy Attorney General Ümütkan Konkubaeva supported this initiative, adding that a model is currently being developed whereby alimony will first be paid from the state budget and then collected from debtors. With humor, she noted that such an approach might lead to a decrease in the number of marriages.
According to her information, since 2019, an average of 22 percent of families break up each year. In 2025, 341 men lost their parental rights, mostly due to non-payment of alimony. Currently, bailiffs have about 60,000 alimony cases, but it is difficult to specify the exact amount of debt, as it changes every month.
Additionally, the deputy suggested that financial responsibility should also fall on those who pressure the formation of families. He believes that if relatives insist on marriage, they should also bear part of the responsibility for the consequences.
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