German court rules against woman who claimed phobia of official letters

Submitted by Matt on Mon, 2008-06-23 14:41

Story here. Excerpt:

'BERLIN - A German court has ruled against a woman who cited an unusual phobia in asking that her child support benefits be restored. The phobia: fear of the contents of official letters.

Evidence in the case before a court in western Rhineland-Palatinate state said the woman, who it did not identify, was sent a letter in May 2007 asking that she supply evidence to support continued payments for her daughter.

After she failed to respond, she was notified in July 2007 that the money was being cut off and that she was being given one month to appeal.'

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Do they come directly from the spouse, without going through any government agencies; or aren't they at least mailed in some sort of specially marked envelope?

Maybe she has the "No check-ee, no read-ee" phobia.

-ax

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Submitted by axolotl on Tue, 2008-06-24 09:30

Who uses cheques these days? Government agencies wire the money, has been like that for decades.

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Submitted by n.j. on Tue, 2008-07-01 23:33