Child support; administrative fees. (SB36)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Al Eisenberg (D-Arlington), and Del. Paul Nichols (D-Woodbridge)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
☐ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Child support; administrative fees. Eliminates the $25 fee that a person not receiving public assistance must pay each year if more than $500 of child support is collected by the Department of Social Services in order to utilize the support enforcement services of the Department. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Failed
History
Date | Action |
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12/19/2007 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 080590220 |
12/19/2007 | Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services |
01/18/2008 | Impact statement from DPB (SB36) |
01/25/2008 | Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services with amendment (14-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
01/25/2008 | Rereferred to Finance |
02/13/2008 | Continued to 2009 in Finance (15-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
If a private citizen wants the 'state' to funnel the child support money a Judge orders another party to pay, the private citizen SHOULD have to pay the state a 'fee' to perform the EXACT SAME activities that citizen can do on their own.
DCSE is a 'collection agency'. Collection agencies don't work for free, so why should my tax dollars pay for someone who chooses to utilize this service?