| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name
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| 31.1 |  | CONURE::AMARTIN | My rights end... Where yours begin! | Thu Mar 22 1990 17:52 | 7 | 
|  |     Well Ken, I think Nude Hampster is somewhat like that.
    
    When I got "snipped, Mel (my MUCH better half) had to sign.
    But when she got tied (because of other complications) noone gave a
    shit what I thought.
    
    Yes, it is "neat"......
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| 31.2 |  | FSTTOO::BEAN | Attila the Hun was a LIBERAL! | Fri Mar 23 1990 09:43 | 7 | 
|  |     me too!
    
    i was 40 plus.  already had SIX children.  but, when i asked the Dr. to
    break me (snip, snip)... i had to get her PERMISSION!  jeez, that
    really pissed me off!
    
    tony
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| 31.3 | She needed MY permission! | USEM::MCQUEENEY | Vast skill, half vast job. | Mon Mar 26 1990 14:34 | 9 | 
|  |     
    I don't know about today, but prior to our divorce, my ex decided
    to have her tubes tied.  The Doctor made her bring a consent form
    to me for signing.  They would not do the operation unless I agreed.
    I was both surprised, as well as satisfied that at least in this
    one area, perhaps Massachusetts does the right thing.
    
    McQ
    
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| 31.4 | child support and student aid | CSC32::HADDOCK | All Irk and No Pay | Mon Apr 09 1990 08:39 | 8 | 
|  |     Here's another piece of trivia that I found out while going to school.
    
    When applying for student aid, if you receive child support, then that
    is figured into your total income when determining need.  If you are
    paying child support, however, there isn't even a place of the form 
    for it.
    
    fred();
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| 31.5 | Newer forms more realistic? | NUTMEG::GODIN | You an' me, we sweat an' strain. | Mon Apr 09 1990 10:21 | 12 | 
|  |     Don't know about the form you saw, Fred, but even if the one I
    completed didn't have a place for child support paid (though I believe
    it did), I certainly entered that information in the "comments" section
    where you're invited to share any financial factors not covered by the
    fill-in-the-blanks portion of the form.
    
    I _do_ know for a fact that the child support I pay was factored into
    the assessment made upon both parents - his assessment was more than
    mine by EXACTLY the amount of child support I provide for my daughter.
    
    Karen
    
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| 31.6 | a while ago | CSC32::HADDOCK | All Irk and No Pay | Tue Apr 10 1990 09:21 | 21 | 
|  |     re -1.
    My info may be a little outdated, but when I went back to college 
    about eight years ago, I noticed on the form that there was a place
    for *receiving* child support, but no place if you were paying.
    I asked the Financial office about this and they told me that 
    child support payments were *not* considered when figuring expenses
    for need.
    
    One of the main reasons for me deciding to go back to college was
    that I was living in an area with 21% unemployment at the time.
    When I got my financial package, I hadd about $250/mo. to live on.
    $150 went to a dump apartment that I was living in, and along
    came DSS and hit me for $80 per month child support payments
    (plus having to pay for my lawyer while hers was free).  That left
    me with $20 per month to live on.  I decided to go apply for food
    stamps.  Guess what??  Child support is considered as income when 
    receiving food stamps, but is not considered an expense if you are 
    paying child support.  I 'qualified' for about $10 per month in
    food stamps. (Can you say lean times).
    
    fred();
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