Benefits changes may hurt poor fathers who owe child support
On behalf of Stange Law Firm, PC posted in Child Support on Thursday, March 1, 2012. A current change to how the Department of the Treasury pays out federal benefits may end up having a negative impact on Missouri fathers who are already behind on child support payments. The change is scheduled to take place next March. Currently, people who receive federal benefits, such as Social Security, veterans’ benefits or disability, are able to receive those benefits in the form of a check. For a father who may have his bank account frozen by the state for unpaid child support, by receiving the benefit in