Update on my child support check.
It didn't come yesterday so I called the state, and they said the post office has 10 days to deliver it to me, or return it to them.
I explained to the lady I was talking to, that within 24 hours of the website stating that the check has been applied, I receive the check. In 9 years, I have never not had a check show up. This isn't a case of the post office not delivering it on time, it has obviously been stolen from my mailbox or delivered the wrong house (new scummy neighbors) and those people not returning it, and finding a way to cash it.
She said if I believed it was stolen, I can put a stop payment on it, she would send me the form.
I said well it's obviously too late for that, it's been cashed by now.
I should have received it on the 13th, it is now the 16th. That check has already been cashed.
And now here it is the 17th, still not here.
*sigh*
It's not even the amount of money because as most of you know, I'm lucky I get any child support at all from the ex-bastard, and when I do, it's not much at all.
The check was only $22.10, but it's the point that someone has taken it and cashed it by now.
There's a million places you can cash checks without an ID in this town, and if you know people, it's even easier.
I don't want to have to hover over my mailbox on days when a check is supposed to come in. I don't want to have to harass a mail person and ask them day after day, if they have seen the check or possibly delivered it to the wrong house.
People should just leave other peoples mailboxes alone.
But people suck.
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Such case does not only happen in your place but also here in our place. Nothing is safe anymore and it is always beyond our control.
Posted by: Fleur | March 18, 2007 12:50 PM
I am so sorry you have had nothing but problems with creepy, disrespectful neighbors. Maybe you should in a round about way let people know that you are having the proper authorities investigate the theft of your child support check including the Post Master General because stealing other peoples mail let alone cashing the child support check is a FEDERAL CRIME and is punishable by mandatory prison time. Let's see how fast that check appears:) providing it hasn't been cashed yet but even still you will have them shitting bricks for months:)!!!!!
Posted by: Mindy | March 18, 2007 1:09 PM
I was told it is a federal offense to even open someone else's mailbox. (I used to have the kids put neighbor's mail in their boxes and one day the mail carrier told me such). I guess if you found out that someone is actually doing that you could press charges.
In the end. Your right. People do suck. They have no understanding how even that amount could help the kids.
(waiting on my check too....)
Posted by: Diane | March 20, 2007 12:19 PM