Thread: Children of welfare incur debts of parents

Children of welfare incur debts of parents

By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press
9:16 a.m., Dec. 3, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — In 2008, when Jamie Hartley was 16 years old, her family was overpaid a total of $766 in welfare benefits.

But now Riverside County is demanding that Hartley repay the debt and it intends to "intercept" her next state income tax refund to get the money.

California welfare regulations for years have allowed, and even required, counties to go after minors for the debts of their parents, state officials told the Associated Press.

Attorneys for a Hartley and a Fresno man who filed suit Nov. 23 to try to stop the practice say they believe thousands of young people throughout the state are being unfairly required to repay millions of dollars in welfare money that mistakenly or fraudulently was obtained by caregivers or guardians.

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I hope that all of the anchor babies have to pay back all of the welfare and other benefits that their illegal parents got in their names.