More States Are Allowing Child Support Payments to Reach #Children
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Since a ProPublica investigation found that states were seizing child support headed to #families as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare, at least six states have changed their policies. Others are debating doing the same.

https://www.propublica.org/article/more-states-allow-child-support-to-reach-children?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

More States Are Allowing Child Support Payments to Reach Children

Since a ProPublica investigation found that states were seizing child support headed to families as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare, at least six states have changed their policies. Others are debating doing the same.

^ProPublica

New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of #Black Landowners
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The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within #families, known as heirs’ property.

Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the #South, it can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.

#News #Property #RealEstate #Race #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/heirs-property-black-land-loss-disaster-relief-legislation-fletcher

Legislation Seeks to Aid Many Black Landowners in the South

The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within families, known as heirs’ property. Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the South, it can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.

^ProPublica