If a woman is on welfare, and her child's father is a dead beat, will welfare come after him? This is what I have heard.
2006-07-08 15:10:22 · 11 answers · asked by lady 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Yes
2006-07-08 15:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state will go after him because they want their money.
My sister's ex of 13 years is the father of her oldest. He never paid a dime of child support, and she had to be on welfare while she finished school when her oldest was 0 - 5 years old. Just this year, when her son is 13, the state found him and are garnishing his disability checks he gets each month, plus take his federal income tax refunds.
Sooner or later, they will find them. . .
2006-07-08 23:45:40 · answer #2 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. If he has a job, the government will garnish his check. I sign payroll checks every week, including garnishments. The sad thing is that all of the money is not received by the mother and the child - the bureaucracy must be paid for out of this money.
It seems to me that once the government has identified such a "dead beat" and notified the employer to make the garnishments, that they could leave it up to the employer to make payments directly to the mother and child, and thereby maximize the funds by eliminating the bureaucracy costs.
2006-07-08 22:24:19 · answer #3 · answered by rlw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead-beat fathers are not on the top of the list for law enforcement agencies. The most you can do is report the offense to to your local agency. If a court order, exacting payments for child support, exists, then a state may pursue retribution. If there is no court order, you will have to contact an attorney or just "suck it up".
2006-07-08 22:21:12 · answer #4 · answered by Baby Poots 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And whatever support he pays goes through the state and deductions are made for some of the welfare the mother received.
2006-07-08 22:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by kathy059 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course they will. The child support offices tend to got after the welfare caes quicker than people not on welfare. They want their money back they gave to the Mom.
2006-07-09 09:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-07-08 22:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by nita_umoh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in many states they will, since if he was paying, she may not have to recieve all of the welfare.
2006-07-08 23:05:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, & many years down the road you could get a big check for all that back child support.
2006-07-08 22:15:27 · answer #9 · answered by North of Heaven 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in most states but it depends on the state in which you live. Check with your state's office of children and family services or department of social services for specifics.
2006-07-08 22:15:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋