Lien on house for child- Child has only TANF

Lien on house for child- Child has only TANF

"Tippy"	9/11/2004 4:11:04 PM
Situation, Dad has seen his 6 yo son perhaps 3 times in his life. His choice. Mother is also out of the picture for at least 3 years. Child is due child support. Father quits job and either keeps moving to different jobs or is working off line. Child lives in adjacent state where the courts have ruled on child support. Father owns very nice home. Child hasn't received a dime in years. Child receives TANF. Can child or custodian on behalf of the child record a lien on biological father's home so that when sold, if sold, the child will get all back payments due? Can the child/custodian do this from their own state or must they seek legal support in father's state of residence? The idea came about because of mechanic's liens. The idea would be that perhaps some dollars might be obtained from the DB father in time for child's college. -- Tippy



Frank Lodge	9/11/2004 9:25:56 PM
Tippy wrote: Situation, Dad has seen his 6 yo son perhaps 3 times in his life. His choice. Mother is also out of the picture for at least 3 years. Child is due child support. Father quits job and either keeps moving to different jobs or is working off line. Child lives in adjacent state where the courts have ruled on child support. Father owns very nice home. Child hasn't received a dime in years. Child receives TANF. Can child or custodian on behalf of the child record a lien on biological father's home so that when sold, if sold, the child will get all back payments due? Can the child/custodian do this from their own state or must they seek legal support in father's state of residence? The idea came about because of mechanic's liens. The idea would be that perhaps some dollars might be obtained from the DB father in time for child's college. I'm not a lawyer,but one would think that the state in which this guy's house is located can order the house be sold at auction in order to satisfy the money owed. I know that states can do this in cases of unpaid taxes.



"Tippy"	9/11/2004 11:41:44 PM
-- Tippy "Frank Lodge" <nothanx@trash.com> wrote in message news:10k79d5l45r1078@corp.supernews.com... Tippy wrote: I'm not a lawyer,but one would think that the state in which this guy's house is located can order the house be sold at auction in order to satisfy the money owed. I know that states can do this in cases of unpaid taxes. Everyone should have a home, even a deadbeat. I just would like to make sure that, if he sells the home, the child gets what is due, even if far in the future. Keep in mind VA has the court order, MD cooperated and the Deadbeat Dad did pay...for a while. But he is likely working in such a way that DOL gets no notice. It doubly hard when multiple states involved.



"David Martel"	9/12/2004 6:30:31 PM
Tippy, The child is receiving government assistance so it's not clear to me that there is a debt to the child. Isn't the money owed to the government that is feeding and clothing the child? Dave M.



"Tippy"	9/12/2004 10:42:00 PM
-- Tippy "David Martel" <marte005@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:bB01d.24186$Wv5.6678@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net... Tippy, The child is receiving government assistance so it's not clear to me that there is a debt to the child. Isn't the money owed to the government that is feeding and clothing the child? Dave M. The government (State/Federal/Local) only steps in when there is a need or perceived need. TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) is temporary or is supposed to be. CSE has been billing the father monthly for years--- the amount in arrears is now in excess of $20,000. Should the father begin to pay (or otherwise CSE gets the money), anything more than $50 per payment goes back to TANF until it is fully reimbursed. There are cases where TANF doesn't get reimbursed. In this case, it should. The children also can not have bank accounts in excess of a certain amount or TANF will be discontinued. For your info, I'm receiving $379/mo TANF to support 3 children. Plus there are other food costs paid on their behalf and for child care so that I can work. When the father was paying, he was required to pay somewhere around $700/mo. for the one child. The mother pretty much wasted those dollars. While you may think the $379 is awfully low, it sure is a help in tax free dollars. When I first stepped in, I was paying out over a $1,000/mo in child care costs for full time care for one and before and after school for the others. Tippy

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