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Since June 15, life has gotten more difficult for parents who are delinquent in paying their child support.

That is the date that the Virginia Department of Social Services’ Division of Child Support Enforcement began sending out letters to delinquent parents advising them that information regarding their child support arrearages will be reported to credit reporting agencies.

Federal and state regulations require the Division of Child Support Enforcement (DCSE) to report to credit bureaus responsible parents who have arrearages of $1,000 or more. Approximately 50,000 people will be notified over the next four months that their arrearages will be reported to CBI/Equifax, Trans Union and TRW, the three major credit bureaus operating in Virginia. Those individuals will have ten days to appeal this action of the arrears amount is incorrect, pay up, or be reported.

The get tough policy carries a basic message: “If they’ve got a child

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