Child Support Articles

January 26, 2009 - Minneapolis MN — Support Collectors, Inc. announced today that it has become registered in Georgia and is now accepting child support clients in that state. In 2009, the Georgia Legislature passed a law requiring all private child support collection agencies to become state-registered in order to provide services.  “We applaud the Georgia Legislature for enacting a law that reasonably regulates private agencies and imposes stringent consumer protection requirements,” said President Tim Turner. “Being able to help parents in Georgia collect the child support they so greatly need is an important facet of Support Collectors’ national presence.”

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Patricia T. was owed past-due alimony from her divorce five years ago when she found Support Collectors. Many people find it difficult to collect spousal support since government agencies don’t assist and lawyers require large retainers. Support Collectors accepts unpaid alimony claims with no upfront fees or costs of any kind.

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When Erin C. came to Support Collectors, her ex-husband was living out of state and not paying court-ordered child support payments. He had job hopped in an attempt to avoid paying child support. Erin had already contacted her local child support agency and had hired a lawyer to no avail. She still received no child support payments.

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Mary Y. contacted Support Collectors after her husband had evaded paying child support for 15 years. Despite a court order requiring him to pay, Mary’s husband quit his job to avoid wage garnishment. Because she was working at the time, Mary was not able to get state assistance for her daughter. The $7 per hour she was making didn’t afford her the option of hiring a lawyer.

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Thinking of skipping out on your child support payments? You may want to think twice.

The United States Government has instituted the Passport Denial Program, which can complicate life for a man or woman planning on leaving the country for vacation or returning from a business trip in another country … if they owe at least $2,500 in back child support. Part of the Federal Offset Program, the Passport Denial Program is a positive step in getting deadbeat parents to pay their past-due child support.

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