Michael,
Mandated in Ohio is a new CSEA system (called SETS or Support Enforcement
Tracking and Services). All 88 counties are supposed to replace their own
systems with SETS, but the larger, urban counties are finding it more
cost-effective to pay the State a monthly fine for non-compliance rather
than bear the cost of conversion. SETS would also eliminate a lot of
redundancy in local CSEA offices, so there are other political
considerations.
Your ODC card is much like the one I am lobbying for through F.A.C.E
(Fathers And Children for Equality). Although I was pretty naive about
local politics when I started working with FACE, being employed by local
government has really opened my eyes to how the "system" works. Only when
the media swings its guns around to point at "payment in kind" instead of
"deadbeat dads" will the State get something going on our lobbying efforts.
In politics, truth is meaningless. Perception is everything.
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Jeffries [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2002 2:34 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Child Support Payments
In Ohio there is Ohio Directional Card to replace food stamps. It can only
be used for food. Why can't there be a card that is accepted for only
children's clothes?
I am getting at, the custodial parent gives the CSEA all bill account
numbers
that are essential, like gas water electric. Those bills get a small
portion
of the child support payment through direct payment and the rest is placed
on
two cards: One for food for the child. (You have to separate food for WIC,
this could be like that too.), the other is for clothing that can be used at
registered children apparel stores, like Target, Kohl's, Walmart.........
All a program needs is someone with some sense in government to put this
into
effect, then when is there anyone with logical sense in government?
"Long ago and far away, We had a voice, you know that we had a say, We won't
live for yesterday, Ready or not, we're gonna have our way"
Twisted Sister Wake Up (the sleeping giant)
Michael Jeffries
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