Posted 17 December 2010 - 12:33 AM
I owed a small amount of $$ (less than 500) to DFAS for school.
To start, the total was around $1100. They hit my credit and I called them. This was in 06. They gave me the option of making payments so I said sure. I made the first payment of $500. They reported to my CR that all was up to date. I never got a phone call or letter from them after. I had every intention of paying the rest off but I got caught up with other things. Anyway, when I filed my 08 taxes, they pulled the rest out of the taxes. No biggie since I had enough coming back.
In a nutshell, like others have said, it wont go away. They will just get what they can from other means. First from taxes, then, from what I hear, wages, etc.
From what I hear, experience, read....Govt debt does not go away until its paid for. Your best bet is to contact them and work something out. The one good thing about the Govt (and I know this cause both my parents work for the IRS) is that they are willing to work with payment plans. However, if you slip up just a little, be prepared. I wouldnt bring up the fact that your husband was put in the brig (much less for bringing drugs across the border) but just that he owes the debt. If they wanted to find out exactly why the debt was there they would, but will not go out of their way to solve the puzzle.
but I need some help with this DFAS thing. He was in the brig when the overpayment occured and never received the money. They say it was direct deposited, but his bank account was closed at the time. So basically the money is lost in the space, and dealing with DFAS is impossible. So does anyone know the SOL on something like this? He was living in California while in the navy, then moved to Oklahoma & Texas. I just didn't know what type of debt this would be considered, and what we should do about it. Will it fall off his credit report in 7 years (2012) like regular debts. I could just really use some help since I"m new. Thanks so much in advance!!!
