Parliament passes law protecting maternity and childcare benefits from seizure

Parliament of Georgia has passed amendments to the Law on Enforcement Proceedings in its third and final reading, voting 72 to 1 to protect state maternity and childcare benefits from asset seizure.

Savalan Mirzoev, Deputy Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Civil Integration, presented the bill to the plenary session.

Under the newly adopted legislation, state-funded monetary assistance granted during paid maternity, childbirth, childcare, and adoption leave will be legally exempt from court attachment and debt enforcement.