New legislation
From 1 January 2026, non-payment of maintenance for minor children will become significantly more expensive. The government in resignation has approved an amendment to the regulation, according to which the alimony debt will bear interest at the rate of 2.5 per cent per day on the amount owed during the first six months of delay. Only after six months will interest return to the normal statutory rate linked to the CNB repo rate plus eight percentage points.
In practice, the penalties will increase by leaps and bounds. For a monthly maintenance payment of CZK 4,000, the interest for a six-month delay is approximately CZK 798, after the introduction of the increased rate it will be approximately CZK 6,300. In the event of prolonged non-payment, interest can rise to tens of thousands of crowns. The special rate applies only to maintenance for minor children who have not acquired full legal capacity and follows an amendment to the Civil Code effective from 2026.
The aim of the amendment is clearly to increase parents’ motivation to pay maintenance on time and to strengthen the protection of children, for whom maintenance is often a key source of income. Higher interest on arrears works alongside other tools – enforcement, alternative maintenance from the state or criminal liability in cases where a child is in danger of distress. Parents who pay or enforce child support honestly stand to gain from the change; those who “defer” payments earn a new comfort
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