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[Tinkster1020]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL Question is, and I have always wondered about this... If a cp goes on any type of welfare or food stamps that state issuing the assistance will then go after the NCP for reimbursement, which I think they should. Anyhow, if a married couple qualifes for the same type of assistance they don't ever have to pay the state back. Why is this? I have tried to find good information out as to why this is but cannot find a thing. I was just curious, seemed like kind of a biasis system to me. Afterall, the CP is single, trying to make ends meets, seems like she or he is having a difficult time, then the states will take it back out of his or her CS payments, shouldnt the same laws apply to a married couple that gets food stamps or welfare? Just wondering.....

 

[Isis1]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL Question is, and I have always wondered about this... If a cp goes on any type of welfare or food stamps that state issuing the assistance will then go after the NCP for reimbursement, which I think they should. Anyhow, if a married couple qualifes for the same type of assistance they don't ever have to pay the state back. Why is this? I have tried to find good information out as to why this is but cannot find a thing. I was just curious, seemed like kind of a biasis system to me. Afterall, the CP is single, trying to make ends meets, seems like she or he is having a difficult time, then the states will take it back out of his or her CS payments, shouldnt the same laws apply to a married couple that gets food stamps or welfare? Just wondering.....

Because of legal attachment. Keep in mind, this is what i had to surmise.

One couple. Same household. Legal entity. BOTH parent together are not making ends meet. So BOTH together qualify.

Now, single parent qualifies as self AND children. Outside parent doesn't qualify. But, state goes after state calculated child support. Now, from what i have been reading, there are no seperate calculators for foodstamp/medical/welfare collectors. The child support is set. For welfare, that child support is collected instantly to the state. Say the custodial parent is given $600 per month from the state. Non custodial is ordered to pay $500. Now, custodial parent can stop the welfare and get that $500 free and clear, or keep the welfare and never see that $500 directly. At least that's how understood it.

 

[CSO286]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL Question is, and I have always wondered about this... If a cp goes on any type of welfare or food stamps that state issuing the assistance will then go after the NCP for reimbursement, which I think they should. Anyhow, if a married couple qualifes for the same type of assistance they don't ever have to pay the state back. Why is this? I have tried to find good information out as to why this is but cannot find a thing. I was just curious, seemed like kind of a biasis system to me. Afterall, the CP is single, trying to make ends meets, seems like she or he is having a difficult time, then the states will take it back out of his or her CS payments, shouldnt the same laws apply to a married couple that gets food stamps or welfare? Just wondering.....

the reason for this is that when the entire family unit is recieveing assistance, it is assumed that all the adult members are contributing what they can to the household. Who would they go after to recoup the $$$ spent?

And, in most states--I'm not aware of an exception, but who knows--while the state does require a cp to cooperate with child support when they are on assistance, they do not keep any portion of the child support (with the exception of med spt in MN and similar states). This is different when the cp is on cash assistance. The CP's grant can be offset by the expected amount of child support or the amount recieved in recent months and budgeted for in thier cash TANF.

Make sense?

(And I am sure that seniors will add more as necessary.)

 

[Tinkster1020]

Thank you very much for the responses, that does make sense. Appreciate it.