The story I’m about to tell you is my favorite example of how goofy our child support laws can be. Read it and tell me what you think.
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Misguided Child Support Enforcement – Part 1
A guy called me from one of the New England states because he had been sued by the Tennessee Child Support Services. The child support order required him to pay a certain amount of child support to his son’s mother in weekly installments. In order to make his life easier, he was paying a full month’s worth of support at the beginning of each month.
Why You Shouldn’t Pay Child Support Ahead of Schedule
If you are paying child support to the Child Support Receiving Unit and you love staying out of jail, you need to read this post. This is a perfect example of how no good deed will go unpunished.
Less Than Half of Single Parents Receive Full Child Support
53.2 percent of parents who are supposed to be receiving child support are not receiving the full amount they are due. 23.7 percent aren’t receiving child support at all. What can you do about this?