California Reparations Task Force calls for eliminating child support debt for Black residents

Fox News ^ | 7/04/23 | Brandon Gillespie

[Libloather]

The California Reparations Task Force is asking the Democrat-controlled state legislature to eliminate interest on past-due child support, as well as any back child support debt for Black residents of the state.

In its final report released last week, the group claimed "discriminatory" laws "have torn African American families apart," and that one effect of that is the "harms" caused by "the disproportionate amount of African Americans who are burdened with child support debt."

The nearly 1,100-page document stated that Black Californians represent a larger percentage of those who owe child support debt than their proportion of the state's population.

It also claimed the 10% interest the state charges on back child support "hinders" their ability to finance further education, attend job training, find employment and maintain housing because of the legal consequences of not paying such debt.

The report cited a 2003 California Department of Child Support Services study that estimated 27% of owed child support in the state was unpaid interest, that those who owed child support had lower incomes than "the typical California worker" and that such interest required a larger portion of their income to actually pay the debt.

"The Task Force recommends that the Legislature enact legislation to terminate all interest accrued on back child support, requiring only the payment of the principal owed. At a minimum, the proposal recommends that the Legislature eliminate the prospective accrual of interest on child support debt for low-income parents," the report said.

"The Task Force further recommends that the Legislature amend Family Code section 17560, the 'offers in compromise' provision, to allow for offers in compromise and forgiveness of child support debt based solely on a parent’s fnancial (sic) circumstances and ability to pay," it added.

[House Atreides]

…the “harms” caused by “the disproportionate amount of African Americans who are burdened with child support debt.”…
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Jeez… WTH to start. If ANY person is responsible for a child being conceived, THAT person is financially responsible for that child until it reaches adulthood. Garnishment of wages and other benefits or assets for child support (or for repayment of government expenses that are due to lack payment of child support) should be mandatory. This includes all pensions and retirement benefits.

[9YearLurker]

So it screws taxpayers and removes a major incentive for black fathers to pay child support on time?

[bk1000]

How about just eliminate any responsibility from blacks altogether, as the Democrats in Cali seem to think they are completely incompetent of anything except casting a democrat vote. I mean, y’all do what you want to, but do it with your own money, not a dime of US taxpayer’s money. Do it right and soon y’all will have all of them. Won’t that be grand?

[ronniesgal]

birth control is your friend if you don’t want kids you have to support. If you have them, feed them.

[ronniesgal]

black

[maddog55]

It’s the definition of insanity to me.

[Seruzawa]

Rename it to the Shakedown Committee.

[gundog]

The Hillary Clinton/Janet Reno smell is strong on this.

[KC_Conspirator]

Correct, no boundaries whatsoever.

[Salman]

So not supporting your own kids is an African American entitlement?

But really there's no point in picking apart the outrageous demands. It's just a way to get riled up in preparation for next year's presidential election.

[Migraine]

I could foresee a problem with this: by the time they determine who the daddy is, they’d all be in nursing homes anyway.

[Vaduz]

Wonder why people from other countries that were enslaved by Rome aren’t asking for Reparations?.

[SunkenCiv]

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[whitney69]

“...fathers to pay child support on time?”

You got it!! Oh, they still have to pay it...legally. Just without the liability of all the back interest of the state spending taxpayer money to service the lack of previously not paying it. And if the father doesn’t wish to pay anything in the future, then at some point the state will write off the interest again because they feel it is uncollectable. So I guess the next question is that the state should stay out of it and not try to get their piece of the action as isn’t it a lost cause?

In California, consistent failure to pay child support can result in a felony charge. This is when the parent who should be paying support owes more than $2,500 in back payments. But if they already have that amount in debt as that is not a lot of money and they are being forgiven for the state part, does anyone have the idea that the police are going to start an investigation to find the guy even for a felony? This is where opposites become the same: fat chance/slim chance

wy69

[9YearLurker]

As they continue the moral corruption, payoffs, division of the people and tainted allegiances to their positions and work.

[whitney69]

“...allegiances to their positions and work.”

Yep and they consider it a fair days work for a fair days wage so the state can get their piece of the action. Welcome to California government.

wy69