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(Fox News) - Now here's a government program that works. We've told you about the massive passport backlog this year because of new travel rules. But there has been a real upside — a huge increase in deadbeat dads forced to make good on delinquent child support.
The State Department refuses to issue passports to non-custodial parents who are more than $2,500 behind on child support. So those who owed money and wanted a passport have suddenly ponied up $22.5 million in back payments already this year — with state offices that collect the money sometimes getting tens of thousands — even hundreds of thousands — from one spouse.
A Washington state worker says — "It's been amazing to see how people who owe back child support ..seem to be able to come up with good chunks of money when it involves needing their passport."
The State Department refuses to issue passports to non-custodial parents who are more than $2,500 behind on child support. So those who owed money and wanted a passport have suddenly ponied up $22.5 million in back payments already this year — with state offices that collect the money sometimes getting tens of thousands — even hundreds of thousands — from one spouse.
A Washington state worker says — "It's been amazing to see how people who owe back child support ..seem to be able to come up with good chunks of money when it involves needing their passport."
posted by BP News Bureau | 11:41 AM
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