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California Published July 4, 2023 3:46am EDT

California Reparations Task Force

calls for eliminating child support
debt for Black residents
The 1,100-page report claimed 'discriminatory' laws result in Black Californians being 'burdened with child support
debt'

By Brandon Gillespie Fox News

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The California Reparations Task Force is asking the Democrat-controlled state legislature
to eliminate interest on past-due child support, as well as any back child support debt for
Black residents of the state.

In its final report released last week, the group claimed "discriminatory" laws "have torn
African American families apart," and that one effect of that is the "harms" caused by "the
disproportionate amount of African Americans who are burdened with child support
debt."

The nearly 1,100-page document stated that Black Californians represent a larger
percentage of those who owe child support debt than their proportion of the state's
population.

It also claimed the 10% interest the state charges on back child support "hinders" their
ability to finance further education, attend job training, find employment and maintain
housing because of the legal consequences of not paying such debt.

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California's Reparations Task Force released a report last week claiming Black families have been torn apart by
"discriminatory laws," including one allowing interest on past-due child support debt. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via
Getty Images)

The report cited a 2003 California Department of Child Support Services study that
estimated 27% of owed child support in the state was unpaid interest, that those who
owed child support had lower incomes than "the typical California worker" and that such
interest required a larger portion of their income to actually pay the debt.

"The Task Force recommends that the Legislature enact legislation to terminate all
interest accrued on back child support, requiring only the payment of the principal owed.
At a minimum, the proposal recommends that the Legislature eliminate the prospective
accrual of interest on child support debt for low-income parents," the report said.

CALIFORNIA'S FINAL REPARATIONS PROPOSAL COULD PAY QUALIFYING RESIDENTS

UP TO $1 MILLION EACH

A 2003 study by the California Department of Child Support Services found that 27% of child support debt in the state is
actually unpaid interest. (Justin Sullivan/Justin Sullivan)

"The Task Force further recommends that the Legislature amend Family Code section
17560, the 'offers in compromise' provision, to allow for offers in compromise and
forgiveness of child support debt based solely on a parent’s fnancial (sic) circumstances
and ability to pay," it added.

The report is a culmination of two years of research done by the task force into what it
says is the historical discrimination faced by Black Californians and their ancestors in the
state.

Italso offers a broad account of the ways it accuses the state of wronging descendants of
Black slaves.

California's Reparations Task Force claims the state's laws surrounding child support contribute to the historical
wrongdoing of Black Californians. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The state legislature will now determine what aspects of the report, including monetary
compensation for Black residents, it will approve or deny.

Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.

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