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Frank.q Posted 20 years ago
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What is the "Only child support"

"The bankruptcy laws were written, once again, to give this extraordinary protection to the student loan agencies, to Sallie Mae. The idea behind …" Warren explains.

"A special law just for them on this?" Stahl asks.

"A special law just for those who make student loans," Warren continues. "Credit card companies don't get that kind of protection despite all tier lobbying. Home mortgage lenders don't get that kind of protection."

And Congress passed more laws that squeeze the student borrowers.

"Suppose you get hurt and you have to live on disability insurance from your Social Security," Warren says.

The government can attach that. Stahl asks if there are any other cases where Social Security funds are garnished.

"Only child support," Warren replies.

I read the above passage, about the Sallie Mea.

What's the meaning of "Only child support,"

Thanks for your help.
  

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Child support => in case of divorce or separation, one parent, usually a male parent, will be responsible for providing monthly support to the minor child until he/she is 18 years old. States are really cracking down on parents shirking on providing child support in divorce cases, and all employers are asked to garnish wages from people required to provide child support per court order.

  • Child support => in case of divorce or separation, one parent, usually a male parent, will be responsible for providing monthly support to the minor child until he/she is 18 years old.
  • States are really cracking down on parents shirking on providing child support in divorce cases, and all employers are asked to garnish wages from people required to provide child support per court order.
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Child support => in case of divorce or separation, one parent, usually a male parent, will be responsible for providing monthly support to the minor child until he/she is 18 years old.

States are really cracking down on parents shirking on providing child support in divorce cases, and all employers are asked to garnish wages from people required to provide child support per court order
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The "only" means that he thinks that child support is the only (other) type of debt/obligation that can be taken from Social Security payments.

(The passage, by the way, contains some factual inaccuracies, in that if someone is injured and receives disability payments from Social Security, that person can have the loan discharged by reason of permanent and total disability. Much as

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