More than 345,000 parents who get child-support payments will have to pay the state almost $4.5 million in service fees annually starting immediately, state officials confirmed Monday.The payments, $25 a year, were enacted as part of the state budget passed by lawmakers last week to meet a new requirement of the federal government.
The fee applies to all parents who receive child-support payments who are not on welfare and get more than $500 a year in benefits from the non-custodial parent.
