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Modify Child Support Laws

It's time to reconsider existing child support laws by requiring that both parents work to best support the children, and enacting a zero-tolerance policy for harassment and/or perjury pertaining to child custody issues.

Child support laws are currently biased when it comes to giving mothers who have custody of a couple's child(ren) an unfair advantage financially and legally. I am requesting that Congress consider modifying the current laws to require mothers receiving child support to work full-time, and to encourage those mothers to seek higher education in order to better themselves. It is unfair that fathers be expected to hold employment in order to provide, in many cases, the majority of their paycheck to a co-parent who chooses not to work. If the non-custodial parent is working to support the child(ren), it should be fair and equal for the custodial parent to bring in a paycheck to aid in the support.



I also request that attention be given to the legal rights of fathers in terms of custody arrangements. It should not automatically be assumed that the mother is the best caretaker of the child, particularly in situations where there is a pattern of behavior involving false accusations and harassment on the part of the mother against the father. Often, non-custodial fathers are denied visitation and put through embarrassing, stressful ordeals simply because the custodial mother wants to ensure herself a paycheck, cut the child's father out of her life, cause problems for the father's new relationship, etc.



It's no surprise that legal representation is expensive and difficult to afford for anyone, especially if they are already under a child support order and when multiple children are involved - and the custodial parent knows this. What I propose in addition to requiring full-time employment (or proof that the parent receiving child support is attempting to better oneself for the sake of caring for the child) is a zero-tolerance policy for false accusations and harassment, and stiff penalties, including, but not limited to fines, community service, or jail time, for anyone caught lying under oath in a court of law in order to sway child custody decisions in their favor.



Let's be frank - children are best raised in an environment in which they have access to both parents. Not all parents can work together due to incompatibility issues, and it only takes one party to bring things skidding to a halt. It's better for everyone involved if the playing field is leveled, everyone is held to the same expectations, and there are repercussions for negative, predatory behavior. Not all fathers are deadbeats, and not all mothers care about what is best for their children. It's time to change the laws in this great nation to reflect the changing roles that fathers are having in the lives of their children instead of holding fathers down beneath the weight of unreasonable child support payments and emotional oppression.