Talk:Interest on past due child support

How to file w9 on interest rate past due child support

I have removed the proposed delete notice because I want to improve the article so it meets standards. However, I need more time to learn how to do what I need to do. 3-4-2015 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wredak (talk • contribs) 23:32, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Wredak:, I'm the one who proposed deletion. Thanks for the note here -- and also for your efforts over the years to compile useful information. I am skeptical about this being an appropriate topic for Wikipedia; it seems like it would require original research and/or SYNTHESIS in order to put something together. If there is a body of academic or news literature discussing the topic in general, that could be used for citations, that would help. But this seems less like an encyclopedic topic, than a sort of "how-to" guide on figuring out how much interest is owed in a specific circumstance. I think this section is worth a look: Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_a_manual.2C_guidebook.2C_textbook.2C_or_scientific_journal (A side point -- the article is also heavily US focused, but that is not reflected in the article title or the lead section.) I'd like to bring this up for broader discussion, through a discussion about the topic's suitability for a Wikipedia article; but I'm happy to hold off while you think it over or make improvements to the article. Let me know how you'd like to proceed. -Pete (talk) 00:14, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

Hi @Peteforsyth:, I now better understand the guidelines and offer the following:

The facts in this topic depend mostly on state statutes having to do with child support interest and methods of enforcement. Those statutes are “reliable published sources” and quite easy to find. The facts also depend on the laws of mathematics for which no citation should be necessary. I would agree that the article uses too many phrases like “most states” and “some states”. However, with a little time, I could clean that up nicely. For every such reference, I could furnish statutory or state regulatory citations to back up the claim. The citations would “directly support the material being presented.”

Part of the problem with this article is that it got started when I had more time on my hands, and it never got completed. I don’t know that it will ever completed (by me) but I can make a lot of progress in the next few months.

I don’t quite understand Synthesis; but from what I do understand, I don’t think that it is applicable here.

Also, I disagree that the article being more like a “how-to” guide for figuring interest. It merely lays out the problems to consider when trying to understand the law that allows interest to be charged. I don’t think the structure of this article is much different than others I have seen, and in a few days I will get back to you with some examples to consider. For starters, look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chocolate_chip_cookie

Finally, there is a body of academic or news literature discussing this topic in general. There are frequent state, regional and national meetings on child support calculation and collection. Those meetings often touch upon the questions surrounding interest on past due support amounts. I would agree that adding some discussion and reference to these kinds of meetings or conferences would be helpful. I will work on getting that done.