Massachusetts...$12% interest + 6% penalties

"PattymacI" wrote in message
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From: "short"

Oh look, I have to pay $6 grand. Now they're going to take any
professional
licenses you might have, and your drivers license, so now you can't drive
to
work. Makes sense, eh?

Yes it does. Because you only lose your license if you're not paying
anything
at all. Whether you can get to work or not is irrelevant if you aren't
paying
anyway. .

So tell us Patty, if you have no way to get to work (forget public
transportation for the vast majority), how do you pay?

Didn't we already cover this ad nausium? I know we did, because I posted
the original question...

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "short"

Oh look, I have to pay $6 grand. Now they're going to take any
professional
licenses you might have, and your drivers license, so now you can't drive
to
work. Makes sense, eh?

Yes it does. Because you only lose your license if you're not paying
anything
at all. Whether you can get to work or not is irrelevant if you aren't
paying
anyway. .

So tell us Patty, if you have no way to get to work (forget public
transportation for the vast majority), how do you pay?

Didn't we already cover this ad nausium? I know we did, because I posted
the original question...

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "short"

Oh look, I have to pay $6 grand. Now they're going to take any
professional
licenses you might have, and your drivers license, so now you can't drive
to
work. Makes sense, eh?

Yes it does. Because you only lose your license if you're not paying
anything
at all. Whether you can get to work or not is irrelevant if you aren't
paying
anyway. .

So tell us Patty, if you have no way to get to work (forget public
transportation for the vast majority), how do you pay?

Didn't we already cover this ad nausium? I know we did, because I posted
the original question...

From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter
how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but
I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on
money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low
enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save
a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty
unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

Not in MA.

In MA, if there's any change in custody, employment or visitation CSE drags
it's feet to keep as much money in it's till so it can collect as much
interest as it can to get as much Federal money as they can.

If course you can run to Family court all you want, make all the requests of
the court you want, but they, like CSE will do little to change the status
quo.

There are a boatload of "policies" that exist in MA, but very few that are
enforced when an NCP (father) needs something changed. When a CP (mom)
makes a request of the court and/or CSE, they bend over backward to kiss
the CP's feet and make it happen.

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter
how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but
I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on
money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low
enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save
a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty
unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

Not in MA.

In MA, if there's any change in custody, employment or visitation CSE drags
it's feet to keep as much money in it's till so it can collect as much
interest as it can to get as much Federal money as they can.

If course you can run to Family court all you want, make all the requests of
the court you want, but they, like CSE will do little to change the status
quo.

There are a boatload of "policies" that exist in MA, but very few that are
enforced when an NCP (father) needs something changed. When a CP (mom)
makes a request of the court and/or CSE, they bend over backward to kiss
the CP's feet and make it happen.

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "Editor -- Child Support News"

I found this on their website...I thought Virginia was bad.


You don't get charged any penalty or interest if you currently are making
payments. I think you have to be current for the whole year and then no
interest or penalty is charged that year on any prior arrears. No matter
how
many thousands you may owe. I couldn't find that info on the website but
I
know the policy exists. They also will abate the interest and penalty on
money
owed to the state if you can pay the principal in full. Anyone paying off
their arrears should keep track of the principal so when it gets low
enough
that pmt in full is possible, asking for the abatement of all interest and
penalty in exchange for full payment of just the past due support can save
a
guy thousands.

If the money is owed to the cp, the state can only waive the penalty
unless the
cp agrees to waive the interest.

Not in MA.

In MA, if there's any change in custody, employment or visitation CSE drags
it's feet to keep as much money in it's till so it can collect as much
interest as it can to get as much Federal money as they can.

If course you can run to Family court all you want, make all the requests of
the court you want, but they, like CSE will do little to change the status
quo.

There are a boatload of "policies" that exist in MA, but very few that are
enforced when an NCP (father) needs something changed. When a CP (mom)
makes a request of the court and/or CSE, they bend over backward to kiss
the CP's feet and make it happen.

"PattymacI" wrote in message
...
From: "short"

Oh look, I have to pay $6 grand. Now they're going to take any
professional
licenses you might have, and your drivers license, so now you can't drive
to
work. Makes sense, eh?

Yes it does. Because you only lose your license if you're not paying
anything
at all. Whether you can get to work or not is irrelevant if you aren't
paying
anyway. .

Myself, I favor capital punishment for nonpayment of child support.

Some softies try to say that it's illogical to kill fathers for
nonpayment of child support, since death ensures that they will never again
pay child support. However, that's irrelevant, because if you're put to
death, you weren't paying anyway.