When Janet Ash moved to Texas in 2003, she didn't know she was leaving something important behind in Wisconsin.
Ash was owed child support, but when officials attempted to mail her the checks, they went to Ash's old address, and were returned to the state as undeliverable.
Ash is one of 1,880 people who are owed child support, but whose checks are in limbo, considered unclaimed. The Post-Crescent obtained an updated list of this unclaimed money and posted it online, along with claim forms.
A national expert on the issue says the situation is common; people across the country are owed millions and have no idea they have the money coming.
It's nationwide, said Mary Pitman, author of "The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours."
"(Child support) not only can be unclaimed, it is unclaimed in massive quantities," Pitman said.
She said child support often is unclaimed because people move without giving officials their updated address information.
"Forwarding addresses with the post office is only good for a year," she said. "If you move, and you move again, each time you move, it's less likely that it will catch up with you."
Pitman said people should call and make sure the child support office has the correct address. "That doesn't cost anything; it's easy to do," she said.
This same issue holds true for Florida. To see if you're owed any unclaimed money, visit http://www.fltreasurehunt.org/.
To read the rest of this article, please click the following link: Many Child Support Checks Go Unclaimed
Ash was owed child support, but when officials attempted to mail her the checks, they went to Ash's old address, and were returned to the state as undeliverable.
Ash is one of 1,880 people who are owed child support, but whose checks are in limbo, considered unclaimed. The Post-Crescent obtained an updated list of this unclaimed money and posted it online, along with claim forms.
A national expert on the issue says the situation is common; people across the country are owed millions and have no idea they have the money coming.
It's nationwide, said Mary Pitman, author of "The Little Book of Missing Money: A Quick and Easy Guide to Finding Money that is Rightfully Yours."
"(Child support) not only can be unclaimed, it is unclaimed in massive quantities," Pitman said.
She said child support often is unclaimed because people move without giving officials their updated address information.
"Forwarding addresses with the post office is only good for a year," she said. "If you move, and you move again, each time you move, it's less likely that it will catch up with you."
Pitman said people should call and make sure the child support office has the correct address. "That doesn't cost anything; it's easy to do," she said.
This same issue holds true for Florida. To see if you're owed any unclaimed money, visit http://www.fltreasurehunt.org/.
To read the rest of this article, please click the following link: Many Child Support Checks Go Unclaimed
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