The Child Support Protection Act of 2007
Thursday / January 03, 2008
"To repeal a provision enacted to end Federal
matching of State spending of child support incentive
payments."
In 2005, Congress passed an act called the Deficit
Reduction Act. The Act went into effect on October 1,
2007. On that date, the federal government began
charging $25 per child support case brought by each
state. The purpose of the fee is to help reduce the
federal deficit.
We've previously written about this Act in our postings Reducing the Federal Deficit With Child Support Fees and Connecticut Governor Rescinds Child Support Fee.
Under the law, the $25 fee could be subtracted from child support recovered, paid by the noncustodial parent, or paid by the state. This fall, single parents around the country began receiving letters informing them that their states had opted to take the $25 out of child support collected.
As you might imagine, this new $25 fee angered many custodial parents. But the fee might not last long. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced the Child Support Protection Act of 2007 into Congress. The purpose of the Act is "to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments." As of this writing, the Act has been referred to committee in both the House and the Senate.
We've previously written about this Act in our postings Reducing the Federal Deficit With Child Support Fees and Connecticut Governor Rescinds Child Support Fee.
Under the law, the $25 fee could be subtracted from child support recovered, paid by the noncustodial parent, or paid by the state. This fall, single parents around the country began receiving letters informing them that their states had opted to take the $25 out of child support collected.
As you might imagine, this new $25 fee angered many custodial parents. But the fee might not last long. Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) and Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced the Child Support Protection Act of 2007 into Congress. The purpose of the Act is "to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments." As of this writing, the Act has been referred to committee in both the House and the Senate.
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