Show Wt j yr j t t i t I I fi t f Ji t t I t t V V 1 MELISSA FINCH of the Salt Lake Bureau of Child Support Office and Cleo Cohen special Investigator In charge of the Vernal office show an on Incentive payment check delivered to County Commissioners Aug 22 Child Support Bureau says ss Child comes first The Child Support Enforcement Enforcement En En- 1 Bureau of Vernal which is a part of Utah State office of Recovery Services investigates the whereabouts of absent parents assesses the parents' parents ability to support their children establishes orders for support through administrative or of processes and collects and disburses support monies Funds expended in these areas are arc directed at relieving at al least in part the burden of the taxpayers for monies in public assistance programs or reimbursing the State Slate of oC monies already expended expended expended ex ex- ex- ex revealed Cleo Cohen special investigator in charge of the office here HILY HOUSED above V Zions Zion's Bank until the completion of the new building ju JUSt t south of Uintah High School the office e opened Aug 1 with Lana Richens as secretary Cleo and Melissa 1 Finch has just dispensed a check for to the Uintah County Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners as incentive payment to the county as worked by the county attorney The local office feels the potential is far greater than the present figures and cited Duchene ne County's r recovered vered rt nl 5 O. O nd Carbon arbon Counties Counties as 1700 The incentive incentive incentive in in- money goes to the county with wilh no strings attached to be used for whatever is needed Needless to say Cleo says the commissioners are in full support of the program The office here represents Duchesne Daggett and Uintah counties with cases in Duchesne and Uintah none in Daggett I IN to collecting and disbursing support monies the Bureau offers a public non assistance service If the remaining parent is working outside the home and does not want welfare the services of the Uw bureau can be retained for a nominal fee and the agency will locate and provide enforcement enforcement en en- measures If the absent parent owes ow's hack balk child support and does not pay following a judgement legal enforcement action will be betaken betaken betaken taken by the county attorney who may initiate garnishment of wages execute sale of property personal and real with the last resort a jail sentence sen sen- tence The Bureau may also establish orders for child support when a court order is not existing When a parent lea leaves ves home whether on a separation basis or otherwise clarified Ms Cohen they are still responsible for child support even though a divorce does not exist at that point Our office recognizes no discrimination on the basis of sex but it does loes seem that the female is more reliable only one percent of our absent parent cases are re female Ms 1 Cohen further stated that if a parent is liable for child support and feels they are getting a raw deal they would be wise to present their claims to me and work out a solution solution- otherwise the other partner files claims they are processed nothing is heard from the missing so parent eventually they end up with judgements executed on their property and garnishments on their wages their monthly child support payments have become a a a financial disaster 1 IN FACT continued Cleothe Cleo the only bill not by bankruptcy is child support that comes first the state at this point is interested in the welfare of the not child-not the parents Consequently the first child support payment should be the one the parent attends the last to not For information concerning services offered or the program call or contact Cleo Cohen at Zions Zion's Bank Building 3 West Main Iain Suite 24 24 or write P. P O. O Box 1056 The desire for fame is the thelast thelast thelast last weakness wise men put off Tacitus 11 |