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One more tip - if you ever don't receive your payment by Thursday, definitely contact Washington ESD because something might be wrong with your claim. Don't wait until the next week to check.
For what it's worth, I keep a log of all my calling attempts with times and dates. That way if there are any issues later I can show I tried to reach them multiple times. Might be useful for appeals or other situations.
The whole system needs an overhaul. It shouldn't be this hard to contact the unemployment office when people are already stressed about their claims.
The key is getting your initial claim filed correctly. If there are any issues or missing information, it goes into adjudication and can delay everything by weeks or months. Make sure you have all your employment history and documentation ready before you start.
KaiEsmeralda
Also worth noting that if he stops getting unemployment, you'll need to update the child support enforcement again. The withholding order only applies to the current income source.
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KaiEsmeralda
•Pretty much, yeah. DCS will need to send a new withholding order to his new employer. It's annoying but that's how the system works.
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Debra Bai
•This is why I hate dealing with child support stuff. It's always something.
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Gabriel Freeman
Just curious - did the court order specify unemployment benefits specifically, or was it just a general income withholding order? Sometimes the language matters for how quickly it gets processed.
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Aiden Chen
•I think it was general income withholding. The court clerk said it would cover any income including unemployment.
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Gabriel Freeman
•That should be fine then. General orders are actually better because they cover all income sources automatically.
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