$25 fee to collect child support... - Page 2

OneTimeSBX · #16 10-09-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

Slight hijack

One of my closest friends used the services provided by these people:
http://www.nationalchildsupport.com/

She now gets child support payments regularly, including back-payments. She has nothing but wonderful things to say about them.

/end hijack (and stealth marketing)

geez, these folks charge 34% to collect! thats a lot of commission! hell, i may have to go into business myself collecting support payments. i'll only charge 10%

AlphaFrog · #17 10-09-2007, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

geez, these folks charge 34% to collect! thats a lot of commission! hell, i may have to go into business myself collecting support payments. i'll only charge 10%

66% of your money is still better than 0% of your money...however I do feel like this company is cheating kids out of 34% of the money that should be rightfully theirs.

OneTimeSBX · #18 10-09-2007, 01:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

66% of your money is still better than 0% of your money...however I do feel like this company is cheating kids out of 34% of the money that should be rightfully theirs.

very very true...once again, a situation where the custodial parent and kids suffer and not the person that owes...i'm seeing a pattern here...

SydneyK · #19 10-09-2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTimeSBX

geez, these folks charge 34% to collect! thats a lot of commission!

I know... it's outrageous. But, like AF said, 66% is better than 0. Similar to the state fee, the people from that site charge only when the child support is actually received. I think that's why my friend went with it - she felt like she wouldn't be out anything more than she already is. I think she said that their fee is tax-deductible, but I'm not certain. Definitely something to look into, though, should anyone pursue their services.

Tom Earp · #20 10-09-2007, 02:08 PM

That is neither here or there if it is tax deductable or not. It is depriving kids of the money that is supposed to go to them even though some moms abuse that.

I was told that I could charge my one employee a fee for doing this. No way in hell would I do that as what a check once aweek along with an envelope and stamp. Give me a break!

He is to pay the court $400 per month and in a five week month, he does not have to pay. His wife was threatening me and him for not getting her a $100 check for the fith week. She has been fired from three jobs for stealing, the money goes to drugs and not the kids, it goes to paying back the people she stole from.

The people who are working in these State Departments are being paid by the state tax payers to do their jobs.

SydneyK · #21 10-09-2007, 03:15 PM

What?

Tom, that post makes no sense.

Some parents abuse the system (on both sides, mind you), but that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread.

Oh, and regarding whether or not an organization's fee is tax-deductible, I think it actually does make a difference to some people, so don't just wave it off like it's insignificant. (However, since I'm not certain the fee is in fact tax-deductible, I won't make a big deal about it.)

AlphaFrog · #22 10-09-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

Tom, that post makes no sense.

In other news, water is wet.

SWTXBelle · #23 10-09-2007, 04:01 PM

Oh boy - it looks like I get to pay for a ticket to go to TX to once again try and get Bozo to pay! So it is already costing me $300+ - coming out of my pocket - to try and get court orders enforced. It costs me almost $5 every time I have to send a medical bill, or reminder to pay, to him. It all adds up -and another $25 is like a slap in the face. You forget - custodial parents pay taxes (unlike, oh, for example my ex) and hence have already paid for the services of the state in collecting child support. One reason the state is involved in child support is because children who don't get their support are more likely to need state services such as welfare, etc.

Tom Earp · #24 10-09-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SydneyK

What?

Tom, that post makes no sense.

Some parents abuse the system (on both sides, mind you), but that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread.

Oh, and regarding whether or not an organization's fee is tax-deductible, I think it actually does make a difference to some people, so don't just wave it off like it's insignificant. (However, since I'm not certain the fee is in fact tax-deductible, I won't make a big deal about it.)

In whose Mind set? It is plain and simple and you cannot figure it out?

What field do you live in?

GeekyPenguin · #25 10-10-2007, 01:03 AM

Have any of you tried contacting your local bar association to see if an attorney will work pro or low bono to get your money? This was pretty popular in the bar where I worked this summer.

Additionally, in a lot of states deadbeats can be prosecuted with criminal charges - although that means you almost definitely won't be getting your money.

SWTXBelle · #26 10-10-2007, 08:31 AM

Once I had a court-appointed "pro bono" attorney. Wasn't worth a pitcher of spit.

OneTimeSBX · #27 10-10-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Additionally, in a lot of states deadbeats can be prosecuted with criminal charges - although that means you almost definitely won't be getting your money.

here in va they will suspend your license, etc. and when you do get caught, they hold you in jail until a portion of that past due support is paid. and if you cant get it together in jail, they release you and you have a set amount of time to scrape it together, or they lock you up again.

although a side of me simply loves the fact that he would be in jail, what good does it do? he's in jail while my taxpayer $$ goes towards DirecTV and playstation 2...

for him and his criminal friends to enjoy. is this system backwards or what?