out of court settlement

[Gibson1957]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? illinois. have been paying for many years but the balance never goes down. I thought of an out of court settlement.my daughter is now 27. i owe $4000 to her mother(custodial parent) $38,000 to state for interest and fees. And $16,000 to human services because custodial parent was on welfare. If i reach settlement with custodial parent will this take care of fees to state and human services?

 

[Just Blue]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? illinois. have been paying for many years but the balance never goes down. I thought of an out of court settlement.my daughter is now 27. i owe $4000 to her mother(custodial parent) $38,000 to state for interest and fees. And $16,000 to human services because custodial parent was on welfare. If i reach settlement with custodial parent will this take care of fees to state and human services?

No, it will not.

 

[latigo]

No, it will not.

Ain't life just full of little disappointments? Ought to be a law!

 

[stealth2]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? illinois. have been paying for many years but the balance never goes down. I thought of an out of court settlement.my daughter is now 27. i owe $4000 to her mother(custodial parent) $38,000 to state for interest and fees. And $16,000 to human services because custodial parent was on welfare. If i reach settlement with custodial parent will this take care of fees to state and human services?

Nope. The tax payers like to recoup the money loaned to you for the care of your children. So they can help the next child w/deadbeat parent(s).

All you can do is reach a settlement with your ex regarding the $4k you owe her.

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? illinois. have been paying for many years but the balance never goes down. I thought of an out of court settlement.my daughter is now 27. i owe $4000 to her mother(custodial parent) $38,000 to state for interest and fees. And $16,000 to human services because custodial parent was on welfare. If i reach settlement with custodial parent will this take care of fees to state and human services?

If the balance never goes down its because you are not paying enough to cover the interest and fees annually, or only just barely enough. You are not paying enough so that anything goes towards principal.

If you are able to take out a loan elsewhere, so that you can pay it off in a lump sum, you might have a slight chance of negotiating the interest and fees.

 

[QuiGonJinn]

Illinois has a "Clean Slate Program" you need to need to look into that could settle the state's portion. You can still negotiate with the other parent to settle their part.

 

[SESmama]

Here is the program. It doesn't make the amount owed disappear but makes the amount owed negotiable.

http://www.childsupportillinois.com/general/hfs8253.html