Word: hartstein
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...their payments. So the department decided to give credit where cash was due. Westchester last week became the first county in the nation to accept credit card payments for alimony and child support. "All the world pays in plastic, so why not do it with child support?" asks Phyllis Hartstein, assistant social services commissioner...
...Hartstein felt that transactions were needlessly complicated by the requirement that payment be made only by certified check or money order. Now a onetime spouse only needs to visit one of four offices, whip out a Visa card and charge the payment. It can also be done by phone. Says Hartstein: "It's the same process as if you call and charge theater tickets...