DSHS - Full Collection Services Closure Letter

[ProgrammerCL]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington State.

Hello, I received a letter from DSHS (FORM 18-370, "Full Collection Services Closure Letter), stating the following:

a. There is no longer a current child support order for your case and the past-due support totals less than $500.00 or is unenforceable under Washington State law.

i. Other: child is now emancipated.

The support order says:

3.13 Termination of Support
Support shall be paid:

X Until the children reaches the age of 18 or as long as the children remain in high school, whichever occurs last, except as otherwise provided below in Paragraph 3:14.

3.14 Post Seconeary Educational Support

X ...support shal continue ... provided that son is enrolled full time in college and getting satisfactory grades.

When I called DSHS, they told me I no longer had an obligation under the current Child Support Order. My son was suppose to graduate back in June, 2011, but didn't, then he went to summer school - goofed off and didn't graduate- again. Now he is enrolled in a school that will help him receive his diploma - same school as summer school.

Does this sound accurate that I have fulfilled the support obligation? I seems reasonable to me because he could purposely fail school to continue receiving support payments.

 

[Antigone*]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Washington State.

Hello, I received a letter from DSHS (FORM 18-370, "Full Collection Services Closure Letter), stating the following:

a. There is no longer a current child support order for your case and the past-due support totals less than $500.00 or is unenforceable under Washington State law.

i. Other: child is now emancipated.

The support order says:

3.13 Termination of Support
Support shall be paid:

X Until the children reaches the age of 18 or as long as the children remain in high school, whichever occurs last, except as otherwise provided below in Paragraph 3:14.

3.14 Post Seconeary Educational Support

X ...support shal continue ... provided that son is enrolled full time in college and getting satisfactory grades.

When I called DSHS, they told me I no longer had an obligation under the current Child Support Order. My son was suppose to graduate back in June, 2011, but didn't, then he went to summer school - goofed off and didn't graduate- again. Now he is enrolled in a school that will help him receive his diploma - same school as summer school.

Does this sound accurate that I have fulfilled the support obligation? I seems reasonable to me because he could purposely fail school to continue receiving support payments.

If you have paid everything you owe then you have fulfilled your obligation.

 

[stealth2]

It actually sounds like you still owe money, but less than $500 and they're not going to go after you for it. Yay you! You scotched the system. Impressive.

 

[Silverplum]

It reads like a form letter to me; it's likely far too soon to "judge" this OP.

It actually sounds like you still owe money, but less than $500 and they're not going to go after you for it. Yay you! You scotched the system. Impressive.