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PeopleCorrectingTheirLegalAgeasTheirRealAge
With the improvement of medical care in Korea, the infant mortality rate is now extremely low, birth
certificates through obstetrics and gynecology are common, and the birth registration is made within one
monthoftheinfant’sbirth.InaccordancewiththeprovisionofArticles3,21,44,and45of“FamilyRelations
RegisterAct,”itiscompulsoryforparentstoregisterthebirthdatewithinamonthafterthebirthofaninfant.
Therefore, there is no longer any gap between the legal age registered in the family relation certificate and the
real age. However, the baby boomer generation and the older generation are still experiencing discomfort due
to the difference between the legal age on the family register and the real age. According to Statistics Korea,
the number of baby boomers born between 1955 and 1973, after the Korean War, is estimated to be about 17
million. The proportion of the population over age 50, including the number of people born before the baby
boomergeneration,accountsformorethan40%ofthetotalpopulation.Topreventinconvenienceandconfusion
formanypeoplewhoaresufferingfromthedifferencebetweenthelegalageandtherealage,itisnecessaryto
correctandbridgethegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealage.
Ifthegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealagebecomesanimportant
Ilbo
obstacle in an individual's life, it is right to correct it. Lee Hae-yong, a
Pension
Chosun
lawyer specializing in family litigation, said, “In the past, it was easy to
Crime
ⓒThe
getpermissionforthecorrectionoflegalage,butrecently,itishardtoget
it due to problems such as illegal receipt of pension.” If it is confirmed
that the evidence materials prove true through the factual confirmation,
a simplified procedure to permit the correction of legal age is needed,
▲Theprocessofgettingpermissionfor
consideringthelongwaitendurancefromthecurrentFamilyCourt.Since
thecorrectionoflegalageiscomplicated
duetoproblemssuchasillegalreceiptof
the legal age is the standard for social welfare system including pension
pension.
receiptfortheelderly,itisnecessarytorevisethedifferencebetweenthe
legalageandtherealagetopreventunnecessarywastingofadministrativecostsandprovideaccuratesupportto
thoseinneed.Thetimehascomewheneveryonemuststepintosolvetheconfusionandinconveniencemadeby
the“agegap.”
ThestatusquoofKoreathatonepersonhasthreeagesisaspecialphenomenonthatonlyappearsinKorea.The
Koreanagecountingsystem,andthegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealage,areexpectedtobeunifiedand
standardizedintotheinternationalagecountingsystem,inresponsetothecriticismthatthecurrentagecounting
system in Korea does not meet international standards and causes legal and administrative inconvenience.
Some argue that the Korean age counting system should be maintained to preserve the unique culture of
Korea. Ultimately, discussions regarding the age counting system led to the conclusion that no one should be
disadvantaged by an age counting system. The new government is trying to unify the system of counting age
byfollowingtheinternationalagecountingsystem.Thechangeinthesystemofcountingageshouldnotmake
anyadditionalconfusionregardingtheagecomputation.Moreover,socialconsensusmustbereachedbeforethe
unificationoftheagecountingsystem.
jinseo.kim@hufs.ac.kr
glgrace@hufs.ac.kr
26
www.theargus.org
PeopleCorrectingTheirLegalAgeasTheirRealAge
With the improvement of medical care in Korea, the infant mortality rate is now extremely low, birth
certificates through obstetrics and gynecology are common, and the birth registration is made within one
monthoftheinfant’sbirth.InaccordancewiththeprovisionofArticles3,21,44,and45of“FamilyRelations
RegisterAct,”itiscompulsoryforparentstoregisterthebirthdatewithinamonthafterthebirthofaninfant.
Therefore, there is no longer any gap between the legal age registered in the family relation certificate and the
real age. However, the baby boomer generation and the older generation are still experiencing discomfort due
to the difference between the legal age on the family register and the real age. According to Statistics Korea,
the number of baby boomers born between 1955 and 1973, after the Korean War, is estimated to be about 17
million. The proportion of the population over age 50, including the number of people born before the baby
boomergeneration,accountsformorethan40%ofthetotalpopulation.Topreventinconvenienceandconfusion
formanypeoplewhoaresufferingfromthedifferencebetweenthelegalageandtherealage,itisnecessaryto
correctandbridgethegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealage.
Ifthegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealagebecomesanimportant
Ilbo
obstacle in an individual's life, it is right to correct it. Lee Hae-yong, a
Pension
Chosun
lawyer specializing in family litigation, said, “In the past, it was easy to
Crime
ⓒThe
getpermissionforthecorrectionoflegalage,butrecently,itishardtoget
it due to problems such as illegal receipt of pension.” If it is confirmed
that the evidence materials prove true through the factual confirmation,
a simplified procedure to permit the correction of legal age is needed,
▲Theprocessofgettingpermissionfor
consideringthelongwaitendurancefromthecurrentFamilyCourt.Since
thecorrectionoflegalageiscomplicated
duetoproblemssuchasillegalreceiptof
the legal age is the standard for social welfare system including pension
pension.
receiptfortheelderly,itisnecessarytorevisethedifferencebetweenthe
legalageandtherealagetopreventunnecessarywastingofadministrativecostsandprovideaccuratesupportto
thoseinneed.Thetimehascomewheneveryonemuststepintosolvetheconfusionandinconveniencemadeby
the“agegap.”
ThestatusquoofKoreathatonepersonhasthreeagesisaspecialphenomenonthatonlyappearsinKorea.The
Koreanagecountingsystem,andthegapbetweenthelegalageandtherealage,areexpectedtobeunifiedand
standardizedintotheinternationalagecountingsystem,inresponsetothecriticismthatthecurrentagecounting
system in Korea does not meet international standards and causes legal and administrative inconvenience.
Some argue that the Korean age counting system should be maintained to preserve the unique culture of
Korea. Ultimately, discussions regarding the age counting system led to the conclusion that no one should be
disadvantaged by an age counting system. The new government is trying to unify the system of counting age
byfollowingtheinternationalagecountingsystem.Thechangeinthesystemofcountingageshouldnotmake
anyadditionalconfusionregardingtheagecomputation.Moreover,socialconsensusmustbereachedbeforethe
unificationoftheagecountingsystem.
jinseo.kim@hufs.ac.kr
glgrace@hufs.ac.kr
26
www.theargus.org
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