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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX
apparently, "it would be harder to collect from the non-custodial parent"
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That's a weak argument (I know you're not the one making it, SBX). According to the article, the fee is assessed only to those families who receive $500 or more per year in child support. If a family doesn't receive the support they're entitled to, the fee isn't assessed. I would expect that the non-custodial parents who DON'T pay what they're required to are the ones who would skip out on paying this fee. (In my opinion, these are the ones who should pay an even larger fee, but that's beside the point.) The non-custodial parents who DO pay what they're required to would, more than likely, pay this nominal fee (I mean really, it's only $25 a year).
I think it boils down to the fact that it's easier for the state to collect this fee from the child support recipients, and that's why they chose that route. It's simply a case of laziness, if you ask me.
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