$25 fee to collect child support...

SWTXBelle · #1 10-09-2007, 11:45 AM

One more way to screw the responsible parent. I have a stack of legal fees that I have had to incur in trying to get Bozo Deadbeat dad to pay up - and the one time the state "helped" me ended up costing me, too. I have court orders galore - but no money. This is seriously messed-up.

OneTimeSBX · #2 10-09-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

One more way to screw the responsible parent. I have a stack of legal fees that I have had to incur in trying to get Bozo Deadbeat dad to pay up - and the one time the state "helped" me ended up costing me, too. I have court orders galore - but no money. This is seriously messed-up.

is Bozo Deadbeat related to Immature A**hole Deadbeat? our kids are probably cousins

lol!

i understand it costing money to find deadbeat parents. what i would like to know? is this deadbeat going to be reaping harsher consequences? hell, i'll pay $25 to get my $12k in owed support and know that if he still screwed up, he'd get the book thrown at him even worse than before. (oh and FYI that $12k is no example, thats my actual amount due! i have to this day recieved $0.00...

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SydneyK · #3 10-09-2007, 12:30 PM

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)

OneTimeSBX · #4 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 · #5 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 · #6 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 · #7 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 · #8 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 · #9 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.)