Child support used to take a full half of my income. So, I can believe it.
Day I got the letter saying I had fully repaid that shit?Fucking brought me to tears.
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InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 1 week agoI personally don’t accept the 35% as a 100% true and pure fact, without some citations. However, the percentage obviously isn’t the point here, so I wouldn’t get too hung up on the exact number. Even if it was 3.5%, this general situation is still inexcusable.
For the record, most places limit wage garnishment for debts at something like 10% - 25%. Certain types of debt, like student loan debt and medical debt, are often lower or on the lower end. And lower income, with higher costs like having children, can also reduce the max %.
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NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I know it wouldn’t play out like this, but I can just imagine owing 50% on child support, then that 35% garnished for medical debts, and both departments are like fuck you we want our money to each other so they garnish 85%.
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Child support isn’t treated the same way as consumer debt in pretty much any jurisdiction in the USA that I’m aware of. Things like that and possibly stuff like alimony or similar legal agreements pretty much always have higher limits and more tools available to collect.
So, it would be a bit of a mistake, in my opinion, to equate child support and its laws with medical / consumer debt.
Xella@lemmy.world 1 week ago
In my state it’s up to 25%, you can guess what % is chose every time. Ask me how I know, currently losing 25% each check right now. It hits hard.