Problems with the Georgia Office of Child Support Services (OCSS)

As most of us know there are more government agencies than we can name, many of which seem from the outside view, to be nothing more than opportunities for employment of un or under qualified individuals, who are good at pushing paper and passing the buck. (I thoroughly expect to get slammed for that comment, so go for it!) One such agency, as far as this author is concerned, is the Georgia Office Of Child Support Services (OCSS). It was this author's naive understanding that this agency was formed to provide help for individuals seeking the court ordered child support to which they were entitled from deadbeat parents. How silly! The following is the litany of bureaucracy and ineptness that this writer has recently witnessed with one case in particular.

The Georgia Court ordered child support to be paid starting immediately. No child support was forthcoming for nearly a year. The Georgia Office Of Child Support Services was contacted and their response was that they would have to send a letter. It took about two weeks for the letter to get out, then they waited 30 days for a response. No response, so they sent another letter stating that support must be forthcoming or driver's license would be suspended. Deadbeat paid $130.00 out of thousands owed and, according to the "rules," this staved off any further action by the Georgia Office Of Child Support Services for at least another 30 days. Another thirty days and still no more money is paid. Contact the Georgia Office Of Child Support Services. They will send another letter. Here we go around the mulberry bush. On the 30^th day, according to a letter received from the Georgia Office Of Child Support Services, the deadbeat completes a form to have the child support deducted from each paycheck, so no action can be taken. "This process can take up to 6 weeks," according to the letter.