Monday, March 18, 2013

Money From Lawsuit Given Directly To Child Support In New Jersey

By Raymond Lewis


A settlement recently reached between the city of Camden, New Jersey, and 88 people who were put in jail under false pretenses usually means that many custodial parents in New Jersey who are owed child support will get some of the money they're entitled to. Complainants in the court action should not start celebrating about their huge pay day as yet. As usual the other shoe is preparing to drop.

In New Jersey, just because you are in the slammer it doesn't stop child support duties. A local attorney recently revealed that any payments that are owed to the child support system in New Jersey cannot be reduced. The only payments that may be legally modified is the future child support payments.

The full amount of child support owed by the plaintiffs hasn't been calculated yet, but some of the people who were thrown in prison when they shouldn't have been because of corrupt police officers. This implies that a lot of the innocent victims part of the pie may go up in smoke. According to New Jersey law, child support needs have to be paid before accusers receive any money from a legal action.

Additionally, families of the litigants who received state and Fed. benefits while the complainants sat in prison may have to use some of those benefits to settle child support requirements. It is unlikely that the sum of money that some accusers had to fork over for unpaid child support will be known as a result of a nondisclosure agreement reached with the town.

However laws like New Jersey's child support laws exist so children can get the cash that they need to have a decent standard of life. Needs don't stop just because somebody can not pay. Child support is for the children, so think about why it is obligatory to keep that money flowing to its lawful recipients.




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