Child support?

Question

Can anyone tell me why the child support system thinks my son is worth 72.12 a month what can I do to get the money thats owed to me. that very little money for anyone.

Answer 1

NOPE, its based upon BOTH parents incomes today...

and YES, that sounds too low to me as well. here is the child support calculator, just click on your state and fill it in. that will give you a general idea.

if the amount you get from the calc is a huge amount different, i would pull rank on 'em....

1) call your caseworker and ask:
--where you apply for interest on the arrears?
--was the case submitted for tax refund intercept?
--was the arrears reported to the credit reporting agencies yet?

2) sit down and write a letter. in it, give your contact info, case number, his info and arrears amount. Tell them that JOKE of an amount ordered for your son... ask them why thats exceptable? ask them how that is possible... and ask them what they can do about it.

then take that ONE letter and FAX it to the following:
a) your states Attorney General (link is below)
b) your states Governor (link is below)
c) your states Regional FEDERAL Child Support Office (link is below)

phone calls are useless; they are ignored, denied and forgotten. mail ends up on someones "to do" pile, but FAXES are effective. its proof you sent it and proof they recieved it, therefor, they HAVE to address it. if you cant find a fax number (most are listed online) then just call them and ask for it.

if you hear nothing in a week, fax them again. fax them weekly if need be. its the squeaky wheel that gets the oil, if ya know what i mean.


CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR
http://www.alllaw.com/calculators/childsupport/

YOUR STATES CS POLICY
http://childsupportcenter.org/stateprofiles.php

ABANDONMENT (NO SHOW PARENTS)
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/family/

NOT ALL PARENTS LOVE THEIR CHILDREN
And "RATIONAL LIES"
http://www.alllaw.com/articles/family/child_custody/article7.asp

FREE LEGAL HELP IN YOUR STATE
(just click on your state to find contact info)
http://www.lawhelp.org/

LAWS
http://www.divorcehq.com/spprtgroups.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/statebystate.htm
http://www.divorcenet.com/states
http://www.divorcesource.com/
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.divorcecentral.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/unpaid-support/support-orders-enforcement.html
http://www.divorcehq.com/deadbeat.html
http://www.divorceinfo.com/
http://www.divorceinanutshell.com/
http://www.lawchek.com/Library1/_books/domestic/qanda/childsupp.htm
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-laws/state-child-/
http://www.supportguidelines.com/resources.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/links.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/laypersons.html
http://www.supportguidelines.com/articles/news.html
http://family.findlaw.com/child-support/support-basics/
http://www.spiesonline.net/deadbeat.shtml
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html

STATS
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/acesstatistics.html

FINDING DEADBEATS
(and background cks to find them)
http://www.usarecordssearch.com/
http://deadbeatsnitch.com/
http://www.wantedposters.com/skiptrace.htm
http://find.intelius.com/search-name.php?ReportType=1&
http://omnitrace.com/Missing-Persons-Search.html?OVRAW=deadbeat&OVKEY=deadbeat&OVMTC=standard
http://www.discreetdata.com/index.html
http://www.identitycrawler.net/people_search.html
http://www.peoplefinders.com
http://zabasearch.com/
http://www.crimcheck.com/personalreports.htm
http://www.easybackgroundchecks.com/
http://www.abika.com/
http://www.freeprf.com/
http://www.efindoutthetruth.com/
http://www.netsleuth.com/
http://netonlineinvestigators.com/index.asp
http://www.backgroundcheckgateway.com/
http://www.backgroundcheckgateway.com/locate-people.html


FED AGENCIES
http://www.ncsea.org/
http://www.nfja.org/index.shtml
http://www.naag.org/issues/issue-consumer.php

REGIONAL FEDERAL CHILD SUPPORT OFFICES
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/oro/regions/acf_regions.html

FACTS AND REGIONAL FEDERAL CS OFFICE INFO
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/fct/fct4.htm
http://www.divorcesource.com/WI/ARTICLES/beaulier11.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/opa/fact_sheets/cse_factsheet.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/index.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/faq.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/passport.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/fop/fop.htm
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cse/newhire/faq/faq.htm
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/extinf.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/grants/grants_cse.html
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/index.html
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region2/index.html
http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.govbenefits.gov/govbenefits_en.portal
http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/
http://www.fedworld.gov/gov-links.html
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/pfs92/ch3.htm

SSI AND DISABILITY
FOR CHILD SUPPORT
https://s044a90.ssa.gov/apps6z/ISBA/main.html
http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/policybriefs/pb2004-02.html
http://www.ssa.gov/notices/supplemental-security-income/
http://family.findlaw.com/

FIND YOUR REPS
http://www.usa.gov/
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/State_and_Territories.shtml
http://www.nga.org
http://www.naag.org/attorneys_general.php
http://judiciary.senate.gov/

CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NETWORK
(some states work with them)
http://www.childsupportliens.com/

COLLECTORS
http://www.supportkids.com/
http://www.supportcollectors.com/faq.php
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/
http://www.deadbeatdadfinders.com/links.html
http://www.childsupport-aces.org/index2.html
http://www.divorcesource.com/info/deadbeat/deadbeat.shtml

TAX INFO
http://www.taxsites.com/index.htm
http://www.divorceinfo.com/taxes.htm
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc354.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq4-5.html
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/advocate/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/index.html

http://www.fms.treas.gov/faq/offsets_childsupport.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p504/ar02.html#d0e563
http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/14/pf/taxes/do_not_miss_tax_breaks/index.htm?postversion=2007021411

REPORT DEADBEATS
WORKING UNDER THE TABLE
(in writing, to your local and federal IRS offices)
http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html
http://www.irs.gov/compliance/enforcement/article/0,,id=106778,00.html

SEX OFFENDERS
http://www.mapsexoffenders.com/
http://www.scanusa.com/
http://www.nsopr.gov/
http://www.familywatchdog.us/Default.asp

Answer 2

The child support system doesn't think your son is worth 72.12 a month. YOU must think he's worth that much since YOU were the one who chose the person to breed with. As for getting the money that is owed to you, consult a lawyer. Much more effective than asking random people on the internet who have no legal expertise to speak of.

Answer 3

What state do you live in? Here in Tennessee they go by how much both parties make, and how much time is spent with the child, along with other factors, you can petition the court whenever you want to adjust the child support, if you think he is making more money. They like to see an increase in his wages by @ least20% . The child support here is done on a standard scale, which is apart of a parenting plan. If you think he is lying about how much he makes, you can try and get is old tax records. I heard a judge ordered child support against one man, on the income he said he had on a loan/credit card application. You can always try welfare, I know Tennessee likes to go after people who do not pay. Good Luck. I see those cases, and wonder how they were ordered to pay so little, most of them do not even do that, then they are mad when they get thrown in jail for contempt.

Answer 4

It's not that they think your son is worth that much. Child support is set according to what the noncustodial parents income is. Every three years you are allowed to ask for a modification. The modification will exam the ncp's present income and either 1) raise the amount of child support to be paid, 2) lower the amount of child support to be paid or 3) keep the support amount at what is set at. Once a modification has been done there is no changing it whether it is for the good or bad.
So even though that is not much, think about it; it's better than nothing.

Answer 5

Most courts use a program called disomaster with takes income and expenses along with the percentage of time of time the child is with each parent and calculates the child support.
Child support is not a value given on a person it's a means to balance the life style of the two parents.
If you are not receiving the child support owed to you the district attorney should be able to garnish the wages of the non-custodial parent.

Answer 6

Hi Nice,
As indicated in other messages it is based in part on the non custodial parents income, depending on the state you reside there can be several determing factors for example in Georgia they have just passed law that child support is based on both parents income, amt of time non custodial parent spends with the child, if non custodial parent provides health insurance, if non custodial parent has other children it really just depends on the state you live. Oh and in terms of an appeal most states require 3 years before you can get an adjustment.

Answer 7

States use a formula and work sheet to compute child support using both parent's income, yours and the dads, number of other children, day care costs, extraordinary medical expenses, or other things the state allows. You can go online and look up your state's laws. To get the order enforced, contact the local child support enforcement agency and discuss enforcement with them. Their services are available to you at little or no cost.

Answer 8

I suggest you do a Yahoo search for "child support calculators" and find from the results the one from your State and input the necessary information that your lawyer knows about the other party.

You might be surprised or disappointed in the end result.

Answer 9

child support usually goes by what the person paying makes. that does seem like a very small amount you can try going back to court and figure it out

Answer 10

It goes based on a percentage of what the paying person makes and how much you make.
While I agree that is VERY little there isn't much you can do other than file an appeal.