爱荷华州规定赢取的赌金首先偿付应付的子女抚养费

  很多时候人们会延迟支付子女的抚养费,有一些案例可以解释为什么父母会停止支付子女的抚养费,在这些案例中,父母把他们子女的抚养费拿去在赌场或是赛马场赌博了。很多州现在开始尝试杜绝这种现象,他们正在采取措施阻止欠债的人拿到赌博赢到的赌金。

  在爱荷华州,目前正在实行一种措施,赌场中的赢家在拿到赢来的赌金之前会经过数据库的筛选,如果他们存在拖欠税款、法院判令的债务或者子女抚养费的话,他们赢取的赌金就会被扣留用来先填补这些空缺,这是随着博彩业的发展在全美逐渐普及的一种系统。

  “如果一个人声称他没有钱来支付应缴的税款或者孩子的抚养费的话,那他就不应该有闲钱去投注赌博”一位很高兴州政府采取这一措施的爱荷华州居民伊维特.威尔逊说“孩子们如果得不到抚养费就会生活的很艰苦,所以如果赢了赌金就应该及时偿付抚养费,这样非常有意义”

  赌徒们可以在赌城赢一些小钱而不受这一措施的制约,因为赌场只对1200美元以上的赌金进行数据库筛选。这一系统在爱荷华州并不仅仅用在赌场和赛马场,同样应用在彩票方面,任何人中彩超过1200美元也要通过和赌场一样的数据库筛选才能领取奖金。

  “这是一个讲道理的好系统“奥利维亚.布鲁萨德说“我有个朋友的配偶就拖欠子女抚养费数千美元,而据我所知我的朋友不得不为了支付孩子们的费用而艰辛努力,所以如果一个人逃避这种责任而又可以无代价的赢取大笔钱财的话是不公平的,这是一个妙极了的法律”

  这项法律仅仅执行两年,爱荷华州就收回了500多万美元的未支付抚养费或是欠款,近4000名赌徒在这期间被查扣了所赢取的部分赌金,州政府官员声称他们打算将来强制执行这一规定。

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  Iowa Using Gambling Winnings To Make Back Child Support Payments

  Often times when people fall behind on their child support payments, there can be links as to why the parent stopped paying. In some cases, the parent has spent their child support money gambling, in places such as casinos and race tracks. Dozens of states are now smartening up to this activity, and they are taking steps to prevent gamblers who owe money to collect winnings.

  In Iowa, the state has started a program where they run casino jackpot winners through a database before paying the jackpot. If the winner comes up owing any back taxes, court debts, or child support, the winning money is seized and used to cover the pre-existing debts. It is a system that has become popular across the US in recent years as the gaming industry has grown.

  ”If someone claims they don’t have the money to pay their taxes or pay child support, then there is no reason that same person should have extra cash laying around to gamble,” said Yvette Wilson, an Iowa resident that is pleased the state is taking action. “There are children who are having a tough time because these people are not paying, so when a jackpot is won, that money should go to the back payments. It makes total sense.”

  Gamblers can get away with hitting for small amounts of money at the casinos, as casinos need only check the database on jackpots totaling over $1,200. The system is not only used at the tracks and casinos in Iowa, but also for the lottery. Any person who wins a lottery draw worth more than $1,200 is subject to the same database check as those who win in casinos.

  ”This is a good system that makes sense,” said Olivia Brussard. “I have friends who have spouses that owe thousands of dollars in back child support, and I know my friends struggle to pay the bills for their children. So it would be unfair if the person responsible for those struggles were allowed to win large amounts of money and nothing goes to the child support. This is a fantastic law.”

  In just two years of operating the law, Iowa has collected over $5 million in back payments or unpaid debts. Nearly 4,000 gamblers have had some portion of their gambling winnings seized during that time period, and state officials claim they plan on enforcing the regulations for the foreseeable future.