Dead? That's no excuse not to pay child support.

	posted by Adam on 09:22 AM February 20th, 2005
	bandersnatch writes "From Omaha Channel, The state of Nebraska is trying to collect child support from a dead man. This is not child support he owed when he was still alive, but instead, the debt accumulated after he died. The government had intercepted $1,867 of her tax refund to pay her husband's child support. Harriman protested some more, but got nowhere. Much to Harriman's surprise, that is the law. Nebraska statute 43-513.01 states: "A judgment for child support shall not abate upon the death of the judgment debtor." In other words, a dead man can still owe child support."

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Government is the problem (Score:1) by Kyo on 08:34 PM February 20th, 2005 EST (#1) Notice the comments at the end of the article insisting that this can still be cleared up by doing thus-and-such. Seems to me that the real problem is that the government has arrogated to itself the right to meddle in all kinds of personal affairs. Child support should be between the two families only. If you ask me, the wife was 100% in the right when she just tossed out the "bills".

Re:Government is the problem (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 11:59 AM February 21st, 2005 EST (#3) What are they gonna do if he doesn't pay, put his GHOST in debtors' prison?   Thundercloud.   "Hoka hey!"

What If? (Score:2) by Luek on 08:49 PM February 20th, 2005 EST (#2) What if the child died? Could a man still be obligated to pay child support to the ex wifiepoo? I have a feeling he would! Hey, if you really think that child support is only for the child then you are mistaken. It is really mommy support.

Re:What If? (Score:1) by Kyo on 05:02 PM February 21st, 2005 EST (#4) Luek, that's an interesting question. If a mother tried to continue receiving child support after a child's death, could the father sue her for fraud? Somehow I suspect it would be a long, drawn out process, with people expecting him to just forgive her because of her loss (forgetting that it's his child too), and with the lawyers taking everything.

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