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  • #1

    Child support and driving

    First off, I pay my child support, and I have no issue with doing so. But it annoys the crap out of me that I keep getting shit for being late. Guess what assholes, I pay once a year every year and have done so for the past EIGHT FUCKING YEARS so maybe we can stop with the threatening letters and harassment?

    Second - I hate the notion that they can take your driver's license for non-payment of support. Driving and child support have NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER.

    And when they don't even comprehend a simple warning. "Hey, stop sending me these letters, and give me my drivers license back, and stop threatening to take it, or next year when I file my taxes, I'll pick the injured spouse option and you get SHIT. How's that work for you?"
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    Is this really another "I'm not following the rules, and therefore am incurring the consequences, but I don't like it so I'm going to bitch" thread? If you followed the rules, none of this would happen. If you paid your child support on time, they wouldn't harass you or send you letters, and you'd still have your driver's license.

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    • #3
      Meh. I was in 'the program' and everything is automated to ensure the help gets where it needs to. If you can bulk pay once a year I dont see why you can't deposit that amount in a seperate bank account and withdraw the monthly stipends. You know the rules, You know the game follow them or stfu about the consequences.

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      • #4
        They don't take your license here, I believe. They just toss you in jail.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by blas87 View Post
          They don't take your license here, I believe. They just toss you in jail.
          Both are incredibly stupid actions.

          1. No license means no way to get to work means no job means no paycheck.
          2. In jail- same consequence as above.

          If the goal is to get people to pay, they are going about it the wrong way.

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          • #6
            This should be good...
            "My in-laws are country people and at night you can hear their distinctive howl."

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            • #7
              Originally posted by HYHYBT View Post
              This should be good...


              Scooch over on the couch and share some of that popcorn.

              Just out of curiosity, DrF, how many children do you have?
              Point to Ponder:

              Is it considered irony when someone on an internet forum makes a post that can be considered to look like it was written by a 3rd grade dropout, and they are poking fun of the fact that another person couldn't spell?

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              • #8
                I pay the child support out of my taxes. She gets the money either way. I have 1 kid with ex-wife, one kid with current wife, plus her kid. 3 I guess.

                Just seems a waste of time. There's me, who pays unconventionally, then there's joe blow down the road who just doesn't pay, and they let him slide but they decide to give me hell.

                Not only that but i've been letting her claim him on her taxes even on my eligible years, you'd think that'd count for something.

                Oh but I forgot thems the rules and that's that end of discussion. Seems to me there's some people from 70 years ago would beg to differ with that philosophy.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                  Oh but I forgot thems the rules and that's that end of discussion. Seems to me there's some people from 70 years ago would beg to differ with that philosophy.
                  Hey, you know what's worse than getting harassing letters for being late on your payment?

                  The Holocaust.
                  "So, my little Zillians... Have your fun, as long as I let you have fun... but don't forget who is the boss!"
                  We are contented, because he says we are
                  He really meant it when he says we've come so far

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by MrsEclipse View Post
                    Hey, you know what's worse than getting harassing letters for being late on your payment?

                    The Holocaust.
                    Im having trouble understanding this argument as it pertains to this topic.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by bara View Post
                      Im having trouble understanding this argument as it pertains to this topic.
                      I'm thinking it's an implication that DrF was making a Nazi reference:
                      Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                      Oh but I forgot thems the rules and that's that end of discussion. Seems to me there's some people from 70 years ago would beg to differ with that philosophy.
                      Point to Ponder:

                      Is it considered irony when someone on an internet forum makes a post that can be considered to look like it was written by a 3rd grade dropout, and they are poking fun of the fact that another person couldn't spell?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Ree View Post
                        I'm thinking it's an implication that DrF was making a Nazi reference:
                        Yeah, I wasnt following that statement either. Thanks

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                        • #13
                          I'm wondering why people who owe child support can't just have money taken out of their paycheck and put into a "child support" fund. Then the fund is distributed to those who are entitled to it (a.k.a. whatever spouse currently has rights to the child). It doesn't have to be a lot of money taken out at once - it could be a little bit taken out over time. That way, the spouse who is paying the support isn't being "taken out back", and the spouse who needs the money to support the child is getting it at the designated times.

                          Of course, there's always going to be people who just don't want to work, and those situations require different handling.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                            Just seems a waste of time. There's me, who pays unconventionally, then there's joe blow down the road who just doesn't pay, and they let him slide but they decide to give me hell.
                            Uh, no, they don't generally let Joe Blow slide if he's not paying his child support. He gets letters and threats just the same as you, but if someone is really bent on not paying child support, those actions will not help to make them care.

                            Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                            Not only that but i've been letting her claim him on her taxes even on my eligible years, you'd think that'd count for something.
                            If you really think it's unfair, bring it up to the appropriate authority. I'm fairly sure that would change real soon because I'm fairly sure that claiming a dependent when they are not technically your dependent (this is what I assume you mean by "eligible years") is illegal and could bring penalties down from the IRS. So... Why would a government entity go more leniently on you if you're letting your ex cheat on her taxes?

                            Originally posted by DrFaroohk View Post
                            Oh but I forgot thems the rules and that's that end of discussion. Seems to me there's some people from 70 years ago would beg to differ with that philosophy.
                            Okay, seriously? The rules are there for a reason. You have an allotted amount of time in which to pay your child support. You obviously know this since you say you've been doing it for EIGHT YEARS. And yet, even though you know the parameters, you are late anyways and dare to bitch when they try to get you to pay up ON TIME? You know the rules, and even if they're unfair (which I don't believe they are in this case), if you follow them, you get less flak.

                            So let me sum up here: if you follow the rules you've known about for eight whole years, you don't get threatened and you get to keep your license. So maybe... Do it? Shocking, I know.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by the_std View Post
                              So... Why would a government entity go more leniently on you if you're letting your ex cheat on her taxes?

                              So let me sum up here: if you follow the rules you've known about for eight whole years, you don't get threatened and you get to keep your license. So maybe... Do it? Shocking, I know.
                              The IRS would be more upset with the ex, since she's the one cheating on her taxes. Knowingly, too. (Or so it sounds.)

                              As for paying on time, sometimes shit happens. You'll have all the money you need, and you'll be ready to pay child support, then suddenly your water heater explodes or your car engine goes to shit. Life happens, and sometimes you're late with a payment.

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