“The company pursues decades-old debts barred by the state’s statute of limitations, and inflates those debts by charging tens of thousands of additional dollars as ‘interest,’ even when state law does not authorize the interest charges. The company continues to harass the parent even when non-custodial parents say they do not owe the money, and provide documentation (such as a zero-balance account statement from the state child support agency, adoption papers, or cancelled checks).
“Even though the company knows they do not owe the money, it continues to pursue them, and will not respond to calls or letters. The company makes no effort to verify debt, but instead tries to extort a settlement. They also may try to shake down your parents, embarrass you with your neighbors, or seize your assets.”–Vicki Turetsky, Director of Family Policy for the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
Dr. Ned Holstein of Fathers & Families has a great post about the abuses committed by private child support collections agencies. Read it here.
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