Does the gov. pay child support

Question

Does the gov. pay child support

Answer 1

No. Child support is paid by the non custodial parent and is paid through the state.

Answer 2

The government hands out welfare checks and when a welfare mom has a new baby, her check is increased.  So in that sense, yes, the government pays child support.

The money used to pay these welfare checks is money collected from other taxpayers.  The federal government has no revenue stream.  There is no money in the government except what they collect in taxes.

So it's equally correct to say that TAXPAYERS provide welfare checks and additional funds for additional babies.

Now, if you're talking about getting child support from your baby's dad, the government doesn't pay that.  If he has a tax refund coming, the government can turn that over to the family court that has jurisdiction over the child support - but the court has to make the federal government aware that the money is owed to uncollected child support.  The IRS will send the requested amount to the court and the court will send it to the custodial parent.  But it isn't the government actually paying it - the government is simply redirecting a refund that belonged to the baby's dad.

Same thing with wages are garnished.  The funds are withheld from the dad's paycheck and sent to the court, which then issues a check to the mother.  It isn't the government paying out of government funds.

Answer 3

  Yes  they  do  and  then  collect  from  the  dead  beat  DAD

Answer 4

NOPE

Uncle Sam your baby's daddy????

They do forward child support collected from deadbeat parents. . .from their tax refunds. . .garnisheed wages. . .