MEETING WITH NC CHILD SUPPORT

I FINALLY GOT A MEETING WITH CHILD SUPPORT SUPERVISORS,  JUDY MCARN

(DIRECTOR), PATRICIA TAYLOR (CUSTOMER SERVICE), DEBBIE HENDERSON AND

TOMICKA HICKS (PROGRAM DIRECTOR).  WELL, I WAS BIT APPREHENSIVE ABOUT

THIS MEETING BECAUSE I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE.  MS MCARN

REASSURED ME THAT IT WAS SO THEY COULD EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME.  I TOLD

HER THAT I AM PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF READING AND UNDERSTANDING SO

I DIDN'T NEET HER TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME. WE SCHEDULED THE MEETING

BECAUSE I SEE AT THIS POINT THAT I WILL HAVE TO SUE THEM.  I WANT IT KNOWN

THAT I HAVE TRIED ALL AVAILABLE AVENUES TO SEEK A RESOLUTION. I AM

FIGHTING FOR OVER 40,00 CHILDREN THAT LIVE IN THIS STATE SO I HAVE TO BE

VIGILANT IN FOLLOWING PROTOCOL. DESPITE MY FEELINGS, I WENT TO HEAR

WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY.

THE WEEK BEFORE I SENT EACH OF THE SUPERVISORS A LIST OF QUESTIONS THAT I

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED AT THIS MEETING. I HAD THE ANSWERS TO EACH

QUESTION STRAIGHT OUT OF THE NCDHHS MANUAL.

MS TAYLOR IS THE MOUTHPIECE FOR NC CHILDSUPPORT.  I THOUGHT THIS WAS

STRANGE BUT I WENT ALONG WITH IT.  I INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO

RECORD THIS WITH A VOICE RECORDER.  MS MCARN TOLD ME THAT I COULDNT

EVEN THOUGH NC HAS A 1 PERSON CONSENT N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-287. TO

RECORDING AND I AM THE PERSON CONSENTING. I TOLD HER THAT IT DIDNT

MATTER WHAT SHE DIDNT LIKE, IT WAS THE LAW AND MY RIGHT.  SHE SAID I

WOULD HAVE TO RESCHEDULE IF I WANTED TO RECORD,

THE MEETING BEGAN WITH MS TAYLOR EXPLAINING TO ME HOW THE SYSTEM

WORKS.  I TOLD HER THAT I UNDERSTOOD IT QUITE WELL SO SHE MADE A BIG

SHOW OF PULLING OUT PAPERS SO SHE COULD EXPLAIN HOW MY CHILD SUPPORT

WAS DISBURSED.  I HALTED THE MEETING TO SAY THAT THIS WAS NOT AND HAS

NEVER BEEN A QUESTION THAT I HAD.  MY COMMUNICATIONS HAVE BEEN VERY

CLEAR AND CONCISE AND NEVER HAD I ASKED FOR ANY EXPLANATIONS OF DIS-

BURSEMENTS.  MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ABOUT THE VIOLATIONS OF STATE

AND FEDERAL LAWS BY THEM TO CHILDREN RECIEVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.

I SAID THAT CHILD SUPPORT HAS TO BE SPLIT BETWEEN OPEN CASES AND SHE

SAID ITS NOT LIKE THAT.Effective October 1, 2000, URPA balances are split equally among cases when the client has multiple open cases    I TRIED TO SHOW HER THE EXCERPT OF OUT OF THE  NC DHHS

MANUAL THAT CONFIRMED IT AND SHE QUICKLY TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD

NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT.  I FOUND THIS INTERESTING SINCE THERE IS NO OTHER

WAY FOR YOU TO DO YOUR JOB.  SO MY QUESTION WAS HOW IS IT THAT YOU

DONT USE YOUR MANUAL.  SHE SAID SHE WASNT GOING TO LOOK AT MY PROOF

AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY OF HER OWN.  SHE WAS NOT GOING TO ARGUE WITH

ME AND I AM SIMPLY ASKING A QUESTION ABOUT HOW DOES SHE KNOW WHAT

TO DO IF YOU ARE NOT USING THE NCDHHS MANUAL.  OF COURSE THERE WAS

NO RESPONSE SO I EXCUSED MYSELF.  LIKE I THOUGHT THE MEETING WAS NOT

ABOUT A RESOLUTION BUT MORE OF THEIR INACCURATE INFORMATION THAT

THEY TELL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CLIENTS.  THEY ARE STEALING MONEY AND

NEVER THOUGHT SOMEONE WOULD FIND OUT BECAUSE IT IS FOR POOR CHILDREN.