What? I thought DCSE is not supposed to represent the custodial parent.

Here's a quotation from an article appearing in the Potomac News, a
Prince William County-based newspaper, where the Director of the
Division of Child Support Enforcement is justifying the $25 fee
they're imposing on custodial parents receiving at least $500 of child
support annually:

"Where could you hire a lawyer, an accountant, a court specialist and
case worker for $2 a month?" Young said.

The entire article is here, although the media all across the
Commonwealth appear to be really worked up about this $25 fee...none
will do a story on the class action lawsuit pending against DCSE
though.

wrote in

Here's a quotation from an article appearing in the Potomac News, a
Prince William County-based newspaper, where the Director of the
Division of Child Support Enforcement is justifying the $25 fee
they're imposing on custodial parents receiving at least $500 of child
support annually:

So that's everybody in the system!

It's only $25 today, 10 years from now it will be $2500 and all justified!
It's just a nice Christmas bonus for the directors in appreciation for all
their hard work! LOLOLOLOL

On Aug 28, 12:58 pm, "DB" wrote:
wrote in

Here's a quotation from an article appearing in the Potomac News, a
Prince William County-based newspaper, where the Director of the
Division of Child Support Enforcement is justifying the $25 fee
they're imposing on custodial parents receiving at least $500 of child
support annually:

So that's everybody in the system!

It's only $25 today, 10 years from now it will be $2500 and all justified!
It's just a nice Christmas bonus for the directors in appreciation for all
their hard work! LOLOLOLOL

No, I'm sure the CPs will complain they can't live with 25 less a
year,
so the NCP should pay...

wrote in message
oups.com...
Here's a quotation from an article appearing in the Potomac News, a
Prince William County-based newspaper, where the Director of the
Division of Child Support Enforcement is justifying the $25 fee
they're imposing on custodial parents receiving at least $500 of child
support annually:

"Where could you hire a lawyer, an accountant, a court specialist and
case worker for $2 a month?" Young said.

The entire article is here, although the media all across the
Commonwealth appear to be really worked up about this $25 fee...none
will do a story on the class action lawsuit pending against DCSE
though.

This change is absurd and turns the CS system on its head!

For years CSE insisted obligors were the only parents to interact formally
with the state in support establishment and enforcement proceedings. They
claimed they had difficulty getting IV-D staff to accept their role to
interact with both parents. Some states faced litigation to force IV-D
staff to recognize their responsibility to obligees as well as obligors.

Now Virginia wants parents to accept the fact they are providing services
for hire to obligees and they should be allowed to charge for those
services.

What happened to change the CS and CSE model to become an advocate for
obligees when their stated purpose is to manage the state's relationship
with obligors?

I suspect Virginia has finally come to the realization they are advocates
for obligees against the rights of the obligors. This change is a clear
signal the state is no longer neutral in CS matters.

The thing is the FEE's come from EVERYONE involved!
The government is such a bad stewart of the money in its care that its not
funny and WHO can step in to "take over" like the state does when a city
goes belly up? (the city of Hamtramck in Michigan went into "recievership"
years ago and had to lay off ALL its employees due to them being bankrupt!)
The state and county had to take over all services when that happened.





"Bob Whiteside" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
oups.com...
Here's a quotation from an article appearing in the Potomac News, a
Prince William County-based newspaper, where the Director of the
Division of Child Support Enforcement is justifying the $25 fee
they're imposing on custodial parents receiving at least $500 of child
support annually:

"Where could you hire a lawyer, an accountant, a court specialist and
case worker for $2 a month?" Young said.

The entire article is here, although the media all across the
Commonwealth appear to be really worked up about this $25 fee...none
will do a story on the class action lawsuit pending against DCSE
though.

This change is absurd and turns the CS system on its head!

For years CSE insisted obligors were the only parents to interact formally
with the state in support establishment and enforcement proceedings. They
claimed they had difficulty getting IV-D staff to accept their role to
interact with both parents. Some states faced litigation to force IV-D
staff to recognize their responsibility to obligees as well as obligors.

Now Virginia wants parents to accept the fact they are providing services
for hire to obligees and they should be allowed to charge for those
services.

What happened to change the CS and CSE model to become an advocate for
obligees when their stated purpose is to manage the state's relationship
with obligors?

I suspect Virginia has finally come to the realization they are advocates
for obligees against the rights of the obligors. This change is a clear
signal the state is no longer neutral in CS matters.