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User23
on Sept 18, 2023
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Two-parent households should be a policy goal
The state also gets a 10% rake off the top, which is why child support judgments are so enthusiastically enforced.
giantg2
on Sept 18, 2023
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Is that the court fee or something else?
User23
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It's not a flat percentage exactly and it varies by state[1]. I'm not sure how I got 10% in my head maybe that's roughly the average?
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https://calmatters.org/projects/california-keeps-millions-in...
giantg2
on Sept 19, 2023
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That article says the average retained is about 3.8% nationally. It sounds like what the government is getting it from interest on unpaid support.
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