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Child support warrant stayed for Powerball winner
March 30, 2013 12:14 PM
PATERSON, N.J. (AP) - A judge has temporarily stayed a child support warrant issued for the New Jersey man who just won a $338 million Powerball jackpot. Authorities say 44-year-old Pedro Quezada owes about $29,000 in back child support. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik announced Saturday that the warrant has... more » -
Rule could cost child support debtors only income
February 26, 2012 12:51 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Advocates say thousands of poor and disabled men could lose their only income next year because of a change in how back child support is collected. Next year the government will start paying all federal benefits electronically. Under the old system, states could capture only 65 percent... more » -
Conn. to help inmates pare child-support bills
May 1, 2011 1:31 PM
ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) - Authorities in Connecticut are taking steps to help prison inmates cope with a problem that affects them and inmates around the nation: child-support debts that mount while they're behind bars. The state's Judicial Branch says 36 percent of its open child-support cases involve more than... more » -
Law taps deadbeat parents' gambling winnings
October 17, 2009 12:22 PM
A Colorado law has netted more than $600,000 from the gambling winnings of deadbeat parents. Supporters are praising the results after the first year of the law, which casinos say has been a headache to enforce. People who win more than $1,200 at a machine or a table in Colorado's... more »
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