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    Default Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    My question involves unemployment benefits for the state of: Georgia

    This is a case where overpayment is not based on misrepresentation or failure to disclose material facts.

    I Received an overpayment of 13k form Georgia because they payed me when I was suppose to be collecting from Washington (I did not know this and apparently they did not either). Georgia conducted a telephone hearing and determined that I was not at fault, but still had to pay back the money. I was given the opportunity to fill out a form stating my financial position for the consideration of forgiving the debt. I explained that I am in school with student loans and I have a mortgage to pay as well. After receiving the denial for forgiving the debt I called Georgia back explaining that I still don't have the money and I don't know how to repay them, that was about 6 months ago. Today I received a letter in the mail that if i didn't pa the money back that they would seek a civil suit. I will graduate the 20th of this month. I have student loans to pay back and a mortgage. I don't know how Im suppose to pay back that kind of money. I payed taxes on the money as well. Thank you for your time.

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    Default Re: Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    And thank you for sharing your story.

    Did you, perhaps, have a legal question and if so, would you care to share that with us as well?

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    Default Re: Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    Is it worth getting a lawyer to fight this? I would really like to know what a judge would have to say. I don't understand why I am being held responsible for there mistake.

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    Default Re: Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    Suppose you wrote out a check to pay a bill, and you accidently wrote the check in the wrong amount. Are you saying that you would be okay with the store or utility or whomever it was keeping the extra money since after all, it was your mistake?

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    Default Re: Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    If It took me over a year to ask for the money back and the store owner payed taxes on the money. I would be ridiculous to even think of asking for the money back.

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    Default Re: Unemployment Insurance Overpayment

    If it will make you feel better talk to a lawyer about this, but you don't have much of a legal leg to stand on, and the state has ways of getting their money back whether you like it or not.

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