State of Connecticut
Implementation of Child Support Fees
State of Connecticut Website Says...
"Effective July 1, 2011, an annual fee of not more than $25 will be collected from payments sent to Connecticut child support recipients who receive at least $500 child support within the state fiscal year and meet other specific criteria.
Federal law requires that all states collect a $25 annual child support fee and forward it to the federal government. Since 2007, Connecticut has paid the fees for all child support cases from its General Fund. However, the recently-adopted 2011-12 state budget requires the fee to be deducted from support payments collected from non-custodial parents in an effort to achieve a balanced state budget while meeting federal requirements. Custodial parents will be receiving a notification in the mail of this change."
Where do we draw the line? This money is for the children. Thousands of single parents don't even get child support payments and if they do it's infrequently. That $25 could be a pair of shoes or a book-bag for a kid. I think this is ridiculous that the State has gone so low...
They just raised taxes AGAIN, including the tax on cigarettes and alcohol. I don't smoke or drink but if they're making more money off of that, not to mention the other dozens of tax areas that were also increased, why not take this fee off the table?
They just raised taxes AGAIN, including the tax on cigarettes and alcohol. I don't smoke or drink but if they're making more money off of that, not to mention the other dozens of tax areas that were also increased, why not take this fee off the table?
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