What is the name of your state? West Virginia
The State Of WV has just placed a hold on my checking account. They are saying that I owe back child support for my now 28 year-old daughter. Here's the catch. I absolutely do NOT owe any child support, because I have always had custody of my daughter and provided ALL her support, with the exception of the little bit of support that I received every month from her father (my ex).
I received my first collection notice years ago, while my daughter was still a minor. I noticed that they were from the State Of WV, but also had my own mother's name on it. I asked my mother (because she was ill and receiving a medicaid card) if she knew why I had received a collection notice for child support from the state on her behalf. She informed me that it must be some sort of mistake and she would straighten it out. I also followed up the collection notice myself and wrote a letter to the state, stating that I had custody of my daughter and that my ex was paying ME child support.
After not hearing from them for years, I received a notice to appear in court back in 1997 when my daughter was 18. Again, my mother told me that there was some kind of mistake and she would see what was going on. I made the mistake of not appearing in court (thinking it was all a big misunderstanding and would be quickly resolved) and judgement was made against me. I would randomly receive notices from them and no matter how many times I called or sent letters, they could not grasp that I had custody of my daughter ALWAYS.
It has been a nightmare. I received another request to appear in court in April 2006 and decided to go and hopefully put an end to this once and for all. Unfortunately, my mother is now deceased. My daughter went to court with me and was prepared to give her statement of how she was always in my care and I took proof with me of her school records showing me as guardian, child support payments that I had received from my ex, etc. My daughter was never called in to speak and I was allowed to speak briefly, before the Judge said the case was dimissed. I later received the court order that stated that it was dismissed and that no reimbursements were to be made.
Now, nearly 1 year later, they have frozen my checking account I have been on the phone all day with these people and still can't get them to understand. I mentioned to them that the court order stated that the case was dismissed and that no reimbursements to the state were to be made by me. They informed me that I didn't understand the court order and that the case was only dismissed against my mother (deceased). I then went on to explain how my mother never had custody of my daughter and how my daughter never spent more than a night or two with her. I still couldn't seem to get this through to them.
It appears that my mother had received welfare benefits and stated that my daughter was in her care in order to receive a medicaid card and food stamps. She had never revealed this to me and I only found this out recently.
What do I do? How do I get the freeze removed from my account? I have only $3,000 in my checking and it's all the money that I have in the world. I now have an 11 year- old and have to pay cash for her medication and can't get it for her because of this. I am so frustrated. Please tell me what to do to end this nightmare. Thank you.
The State Of WV has just placed a hold on my checking account. They are saying that I owe back child support for my now 28 year-old daughter. Here's the catch. I absolutely do NOT owe any child support, because I have always had custody of my daughter and provided ALL her support, with the exception of the little bit of support that I received every month from her father (my ex).
I received my first collection notice years ago, while my daughter was still a minor. I noticed that they were from the State Of WV, but also had my own mother's name on it. I asked my mother (because she was ill and receiving a medicaid card) if she knew why I had received a collection notice for child support from the state on her behalf. She informed me that it must be some sort of mistake and she would straighten it out. I also followed up the collection notice myself and wrote a letter to the state, stating that I had custody of my daughter and that my ex was paying ME child support.
After not hearing from them for years, I received a notice to appear in court back in 1997 when my daughter was 18. Again, my mother told me that there was some kind of mistake and she would see what was going on. I made the mistake of not appearing in court (thinking it was all a big misunderstanding and would be quickly resolved) and judgement was made against me. I would randomly receive notices from them and no matter how many times I called or sent letters, they could not grasp that I had custody of my daughter ALWAYS.
It has been a nightmare. I received another request to appear in court in April 2006 and decided to go and hopefully put an end to this once and for all. Unfortunately, my mother is now deceased. My daughter went to court with me and was prepared to give her statement of how she was always in my care and I took proof with me of her school records showing me as guardian, child support payments that I had received from my ex, etc. My daughter was never called in to speak and I was allowed to speak briefly, before the Judge said the case was dimissed. I later received the court order that stated that it was dismissed and that no reimbursements were to be made.
Now, nearly 1 year later, they have frozen my checking account I have been on the phone all day with these people and still can't get them to understand. I mentioned to them that the court order stated that the case was dismissed and that no reimbursements to the state were to be made by me. They informed me that I didn't understand the court order and that the case was only dismissed against my mother (deceased). I then went on to explain how my mother never had custody of my daughter and how my daughter never spent more than a night or two with her. I still couldn't seem to get this through to them.
It appears that my mother had received welfare benefits and stated that my daughter was in her care in order to receive a medicaid card and food stamps. She had never revealed this to me and I only found this out recently.
What do I do? How do I get the freeze removed from my account? I have only $3,000 in my checking and it's all the money that I have in the world. I now have an 11 year- old and have to pay cash for her medication and can't get it for her because of this. I am so frustrated. Please tell me what to do to end this nightmare. Thank you.
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