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DISAGREE WITH CHILD SUPPORT LAWS

MY HUSBAND OWES BACK CHILD SUPPORT, HIS DAUGHTER FROM A PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIP ALREADY TURNED 18 AND FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL. EVEN THOUGH SHE WAS LIVING WITH HER BOYFRIEND AND HAD A BABY OF HER OWN HE STILL PAID. THIS PAST INCOME YEAR OUR REFUND CHECKS WERE OFFSET DUE TO BACK CHILD SUPPORT EVEN THOUGH HIS PAYCHECKS WERE BEING GARNISHED. WE CALLED THE AG OFFICES AND WERE TOLD THAT A NEW LAW HAD COME INTO EFFECT IN 2007 WHERE ANY CHILD 18 OR OVER GET THEIR BACK SUPPORT THE NCP IRS REFUND CHECKS WERE GOING TO BE OFFSET EVEN IF PAYCHECKS WERE BEING GARNISHED. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN TOGETHER AND HE PAYS $400/MNTH OF BACK SUPPORT. WE QUALIFIED FOR EIC AND EVERY CENT WAS TAKEN AWAY INCLUDING THE REBATE CHECKS. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THE AG TAKEN MONEY FROM ONE SET OF CHILDREN TO GIVE TO ANOTHER WHEN THEY ARE ALREADY GARNISHING HIS CHECKS, TAKE THE TAXES FROM HIS PAYCHECK BUT NOT THE EIC THAT WE QUALIFIED FOR BECAUSE OF MY CHILDREN. THIS LAWS ARE NECESSARY BUT THEY DO NEED TO CHANGE, NOT ALL CASES ARE THE SAME. SOME CUSTODIAL PARENTS NEED THE MONEY BUT SOME LIVE BETTER THAN THE NON-CUSTODIAL. THAT AG OFFICE ONLY CARES ABOUT COLLECTING MONEY AND DO NOT CARE IF OTHER CHILDREN ARE BEING AFFECTED.

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I know the feeling
by: Anonymous

My husband's ex wife gets everything!! EIC, stimulus and tax returns. The whole thing. He pays $1028.00 for one child. That includes current child support, current medical, back child support and back medical. He is in arrears for back med and back cs in the amount of $44,00.00. With everything that he pays, the back amount never goes down. Not in 5 years has the amount changed. (and she withholds visitation at will)

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I DISAGREE TOO
by: RHONDA

MY HUSBAND OWES BACK CHILD SUPPORT ON HIS 23 YEAR OLD SON HE ORIGINALLY OWED 20,000 HE HAS PAID 17,000 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS HE STILL OWES 27,000 THATS 24,000 IN INTEREST PLUS THE 150.00 A MONTH THEY CHARGE ON INTEREST EVERY MONTH,WE WENT THRU THE SAME THING LAST YEAR WITH OUR TAXES,THEY TAKE MONEY OUT OF HIS CHECK EVERY WEEK THEN THEY TOOK HALF OF MY CHILD TAX CREDIT AND ALL OF THE EARNED INCOME CREDIT AND HALF OF OUR STIMULIS CHECK LAST YEAR,THEY HAVE ALREADY PUT A HOLD ON OUR INCOME TAX THIS YEAR.THIS IS REAL SAD THAT THE LAWS CAN JUSTIFY TAKING AWAY FROM ONE CHILD FOR ANOTHER OR IN THIS CASE TAKING AWAY FROM 3 CHILDREN TO GIVE TO AN ADULT.

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