Please stop the unfair punishment of good fathers. We need child support reform now!
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Aug 7th, 2017Jereme G. from Lebanon, OR writes:
I completely agree. Living off of child support means the person is a worthless member of society. Everyone else has to work in addition to taking care of their kids. Those collecting child support should be required to hold down a job in order to collect at a very bare minimum. While the courts try to call those paying child support dead beats if they are unable to pay, those collecting child support and living off of it are the true dead beat parents. -
Aug 3rd, 2017Armand J. from Houston, TX writes:
We need to make it 50/50 or end the program is internity eternalREPORT COMMENTS
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Aug 2nd, 2017Someone from Miami, FL writes:
Yesssssss I know a few good fathers I agreeREPORT COMMENTS
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Aug 2nd, 2017Someone from Terre Haute, IN writes:
Until stricter laws are in place for deadbeats children will still suffer. It is VERY easy for the non-custodial parent to skip out on child support without repercussions. My ex-husband is in 6 digit arrears, still has a driver's license, never has spent a day in jail, etc. BTW - I have always been professionally employed and only asked for scale even though I was entitled to 5x more. Where is the fairness of this?REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 27th, 2017Someone from Lubbock, TX writes:
I totally agree with this I'm out here busting my tail with two jobs n I still can't even make it n I also have five other kids to support the attorney general's dnt care bout that at all n that's what makes me so mad n angry screw them the Texas child support system is nothin but a joke so I agree with this 100 percent I am a hard working father n I get treated garbage by these people at attorney general's screw themREPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 27th, 2017Cornelius S. from Terrell, TX writes:
I beleave child support should be both sides of the parents because the mother has to take apart in the child's health because most mothers look for child support in income instead of working on a job there is alot of mistreatment in the system from mothers who want to collect child support without working.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 26th, 2017Someone from Savannah, GA writes:
Especially for Father's that pays and are being denied of seeing there child. My daughter is 6 and I have only had her 3 times in her life because her mother. I have 5 other kids at home that are well taken care of but she refuses to let me see her.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 26th, 2017Someone from Pomona, CA writes:
Well, you are definitely blinded by your personal case. There is no benefit to the single mother who works 40+ hours a week to provide for her child and keep health insurance since the deadbeat dad decided he didn't want to be any part of our child's life. I Take care of her disabled child, pay all her extra medical costs and still work and go to school. My case involved a police officer who had an affair behind his wives back for almost seven years. This resulted in us having a child. He is a narcissistic pig who only thought about himself. I found out about the wife through my attorney because he didn't even have the balls to tell me in my face. Almost seven years with this man and I thought I knew who he was. Well not to go off topic but I did take him to court because this was not an unwanted pregnancy. We both loved each other and hoped to be married one day. The only problem was that he was married already and only he knew about it. So he deceived me for almost seven years and thought that it was okay to just walk out on me and our child. Well, I did what every woman in her right mind should do and that is take him to court to have a judge enforce a support order so that he would put in his share for the cost of our child. The only problem with that is that my entire salary goes to all of our living expenses and the child support goes to my daughters medical costs and any cost that arises for her. So he doesn't have any shared custody since he was the irresponsible jerk that almost committed suicide because he couldn't bare the fact that he didn't have the perfect little life with his District Attorney wife. Well, he of course lied on all of his court documents to make himself look as though he had no money. So you tell me that a police officer salary of 98,000 a year and a District Attorneys salary of 115,000 a year is not enough for him to be able to support his first born. I only make 50,000 a year, provide health coverage for our daughter and everything else that comes with her disabilities since she was born 24 wks premature and has every issue that premature babies have. So, yes he decided that although he couldn't support our child on his over inflated household income, he went and had four more children. Since our daughter was born I took him to court once when she was 1 year old because he was not paying any support and had abandoned her. Our original case took over 4 years to close, and you ask yourself why? Well, as crooked cop and his crooked District Attorney wife, you go figure. So, just when I had moved on with my life he took me back to court 3 more times and the judge denied his request. Oh, and guess what? we are now in court again because he can't afford to take care of our daughter, because he is now retired and has 4 more kids and a District Attorney wife who is also quitting her job and they can't afford to live in California because it's too expensive so they're moving out of state. This last case has taken almost a year, because his flaky attorney keeps pushing it to benefit them. Well, all I can say is that the court systems are not fair to single mothers or fathers who work countless hours so that their children have everything that they should have if both parents were together. Unfortunately the courts don't take into account all the time that a single parent takes to make the child's life run smoothly. But it's sad to say that even with all the efforts our abandoned children's emotions and feelings are not accounted for when it comes to dealing with these deadbeats in court. I don't feel any pity for any man or woman that is obligated to pay child support for a child that they brought into this world. Wether the child was wanted or not, it is both parents responsibility to take care of this child. It is not the single parents responsibility to spend all of his or her salary on this child. The paying parent only gets to pay 20% of their salary which I think is unfair when you add a second spouse to the equation. Also, new children should not be taken into account to reduce any child support. How in the world does a man abandon 1 child and claims that he can't afford to take care of her and then goes and has 4 more! That is the problem with the court system!!!! If the court system is looking for the best interest of the abandoned child then the support should not be reduced period. If a man stick it to a woman 4 more times and make 4 more kids then he is just plain irresponsible and should not be allowed to take the single parent to court because this does not benefit the first born. Common sense! My experience with my ex- has been horrible in court. He has never once showed up to court, he was never obligated to pay sanctions which I think is ridiculous. Why does the court system put these rules if they don't even enforce them. I had to miss work, take vacation time to be at every court hearing and he gets away with everything!!! If you ask me, Police officers and District Attorneys are corrupt and crooked and they should be in jail instead of being in those positions. Well, this is my two cents on this topic.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 25th, 2017Someone from Greenville, TX writes:
This is long overdue. As a mom who recieves child support and wife whose husband pays way too much to an unemployed mom who just closed on a $300k home, I fully support what this reform is trying to achieve.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 24th, 2017Christopher H. from Shreveport, LA writes:
Fix this unconstitutional and outdated system President Trump!REPORT COMMENTS
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Jul 18th, 2017phillip l. from Ellenboro, NC signed.
Jul 18th, 2017phillip l. from Ellenboro, NC signed.
Jul 13th, 2017Someone from Orange, NJ writes:
As I speak for myself I am a proud father to my child. My child mother is somehow getting away with cheating the system by living in one state and receiving money from another. How she does it I don't have a clue? But even with joint custody and 50/50 on our child living at her house, than living at my house, I'm still on child support for welfare? How is this even possible? Some father's are on child support due to jealousy of the new woman in the man's life. So many good father's live paycheck to paycheck not going out to party, but staying home to save money for their children needs. Something needs to change, good father's are not hard to see in court, you can just tell once they enter the court house.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 11th, 2017Someone from Massillon, OH writes:
I am so happy to see this im glad im not alone. My husbands ex does nothing for the kids. They are a pay check for her. He has a daughter and pays 675 dollars a month for her. (His ex has all together 5 kids but one was taken from her due to neglect) She blows it on drugs and whatever she wants. Not only is he paying her she is on government assistance as well . She refuses to work because everything is handed to her. She also has no bills because her and all of her kids live at her moms. We wanted custody of his daughter but she refuses because she says she wants the money at the end of the month. When school starts in august he not only pays her all that money in child support he also pays for all the school clothes school supplies because instead of using that money on her daughter she goes shopping, gets tatoos and buys drugs. Me and my husband both work and have a child together but its so hard to even live off what comes in because his ex gets almost all of it. Getting child support needs to stop if that parent refuses to work refuses to use the money on the kids and is never around for them. It should be 50/50. We even have his daughter all summer and every weekend. We are giving dead beat parents a reason to be dead beat parents. I get so upset about this. His daughter is now old enough to see whats going on and it hurts her. She wants to live with us but she cant because her mother uses her to get what she wants. We would go to court for custody but to broke because of child support. In our situation know one benefits from this except the lazy parent who doesn't want to be a parent and only looks at their children as dollar signs! Please fix thisREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 10th, 2017Howard B. from Guyton, GA writes:
We need change and we need it quickly!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 7th, 2017Someone from Jacksonville, FL writes:
Please change child support rules it's many dead beat scheming mothers the father's are being punished unfairlyREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2017Clifton G. from League City, TX writes:
I agree with this I pay way too much and my ex wife makes way more then i do and unfair to the fathers like my self that only make a 600 check and only come home with 190 after tax and support comes out i only make a max of almost 400 a month not even enough to get an apartmentREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 4th, 2017Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
This is great. I have been saying the child support need to be reformed. If there is anything I can do I would love to help change this law!! (In MN) They take over $500/mo from my boyfriend all because the mom sits her*****on welfare and does not take care of the child it's just ridiculous.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 4th, 2017Luis g. from Brownsville, TX writes:
I agreed Both Parents should pay child support equally cause Both Parents Got divorce or separated Not just one parent!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 3rd, 2017Luis G. from Brownsville, TX signed.
Jun 27th, 2017Kristina B. from Waco, TX writes:
Yes! I completely agree. I also think there should be accountability on the custodial parent's part on how the money is spent. It should be for SUPPORT of the child, and yes it should include utilities, food, and rent. I am beyond tired of paying child support and also expected to pay my share of food, entertainment, gas, and other expenses when my child is with me. I am her mother, and was forced into a custody agreement when I was going through PTSD from the abuse afflicted upon me while married. So, YES. Fathers AND Mothers should not have to be punished in the form of child support. States should NEVER have the option of sending a parent to jail because they can't make their payments. If they are doing what they can, then let them be. Go after the ones who NEVER pay. Please.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 24th, 2017Someone from Hurst, TX writes:
Hello, I am the wife of a man that is currently paying child support to a mother that refuses to enrich her children's lives. She will send them to HIS parents house for weeks at a time (while still receiving child support and not giving any money to his parents as a thanks), does not purchase the children clothes and relies on us and his parents to do so, will not put kids (ages 8 and 11) in any extra curricular and has told us that if we want them to be in something we need to do it on our time and our paycheck. I have never seen such a warped and one-sided system in my life. Something needs to change. The ANNUAL numbers below are based on the averages I found on governments websites. This is NOT based on our current situation and only accounts for a single male, in his 30's with 2 children that he is paying child support for. BASED ON MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN TEXAS $53,207 TAXES - around 20% $10,641 MEDIAN GROSS RENT $10,584 AVERAGE CAR PAYMENT $5,916 AVERAGE CAR INSURANCE $1,620 AVERAGE CELL PHONE BILL $852 AVERAGE MONTHLY RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC BILL $1,322 AVERAGE GROCERY FOR THRIFTY SINGLE MALE $2,251 AVERAGE ANNUAL DEDUCTIBLE $8,352 TEXAS ANNUAL CHILD SUPPORT-2 CHILDREN $9,132 AMOUNT LEFT OVER PER MONTH $211.00 EXTRA GROCERIES ON KID WEEKENDS $50 CABLE,INTERNET,NETFLIX, ETC. $150 1/2 OF ALL KIDS DOCTOR BILLS $50 GASOLINE $100 THIS LEAVES ROUGHLY -$139 (YES, THAT SAYS NEGATIVE) FOR ANY ENTERTAINMENT (WITH AND WITHOUT THE KIDS), UNKOWN VARIABLES (CAR REPAIRS, OWN SELF DOCTOR BILLS, LARGER DOCTOR BILLS FOR CHILDREN), CHILDCARE FOR MONTH DURING SUMMER/POSSIBLE WEEKENDS, CLOTHES FOR CHILDREN AND SELF, ETC. TO ADD TO THE SITUATION ABOVE- WE, ON A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL, HAVE A CHILD OF OUR OWN TO SUPORT, AND I AM TIRED TO STANDING BY AND WATCHING ANOTHER MOTHER TREAT HER CHILDREN AS JUST A PAYCHECK AND NOT ENRICHING THEIR LIVES AS THEY SO DESERVE. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. WOMEN NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 20th, 2017Someone from altoona, PA writes:
im am a father and this child support law is out of hand and totally bias towards the father..REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 20th, 2017Antuan s. from Four Oaks, NC writes:
please look read and sign https://www.change.org/p/u-s-senate-u-s-house-of-representatives-president-of-the-united-states-modern-day-child-support-reformREPORT COMMENTS
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Jun 16th, 2017Someone from Panama City, FL writes:
Its totally insane to make someone pay a mortgage payment for thier children. With child support, its almost impossible to buy a home because of debt to income ratio. Its insane that you have to go on welfare to feed your family because of having to pay child support. Its even crazier that if it wasn't for taxes and child support my family wouldn't be on food stamps. All the bills would be paid and wouldn't need assistance to feed our children. Think about that long and hard.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 16th, 2017Someone from Milford, CT writes:
Hi bottom line it's all about the money every one want a ding in your pocket ding away the judge state attorney child support and the welfare queen are all in it to get you sense the state is in a hole they want to find a away to sue you it sad that the system is so out dated also us tax payer don't have a voice like congress president they don't care the child support called a niger in court close doors we paying there salaries to do what they do best steal from the poor and they do get away with it! If I was president I'll fire congress close down welfare also close down child support system find a better system these judges racist I'll also fire them to they will face god white racistREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 15th, 2017Someone from Milford, CT writes:
Child support need to really look at because the system is not right punishment is not the solution you go to court they treat you like trash especially the judge when I was in the room with child support he called me a niger in close doors toooooo much power in there hands they can talk to you anyways get away with it you can't say nothing because you are ready the bad guy what can you say .REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 14th, 2017Nickey O. from Lexington, KY writes:
The child support system is one of the most corrupt systems in America, and this is coming from a mother who could financially rape her son's father BECAUSE of how corrupt it is. I choose not to though. Unfortunately, that's not the case for MOST of the cases here and there needs to be serious change. The system should not favor the mother because of her gender, which is sadly the case in nearly every case you hear about. This is sexist and unjust, and it needs to be reformed.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 11th, 2017Angel F. from Syracuse, NY writes:
I do not support child support laws at all, I'm un employed at the moment due to injury that prevents me from working, I'm order to pay $344 weekly or I'll be incarcerated, I've have no income all my bills are in collection. Why should I work harder and more to pay more and spend less time with my kids. Why should I make a decision to keep the lights on or pay child support and go another week without eating properly. How am I suppose to spend time or money when I want to do something with my kids. My oldest is going to be 17 in a month and the youngest is 13.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 7th, 2017Andrew B. from Burnham, PA signed.
Jun 5th, 2017Someone from Alpharetta, GA writes:
I feel both parents need to ahear to these rules. The child didn't ask to be hereREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 31st, 2017Adrian F. from Alexandria, LA writes:
This statement is so true it should be looked at at all views because court only looks at the parent that has custody with there child and not look at if the father has other children and bills truck notes and all and also like they said the mother should also be looked at and her income as well not based off one persons income and most of the time mothers put fathers up out of spite of jelousy and jus plain ol dirtiness stop the madness let the man move on consider the fact that they have other children and bills its so not fair for mothers to sit on there but in and out of jobs and receive childsupport regardless also they need to provide receipts for every $1 of that money because they spend on themselves most of the time instead of the child CHILD SUPPORT MONEY IS FOR THE CHILD NOT HAIR NAILS CLOTHES HEELS FOR THE CLUB ETC. there are alot of deadbeat mothers receiving childsupport when your leaving your child on any and every one even your poor sick grandparents of the kids just to go to the club so as well as men have faults women of the children have them to any way i can help please let me help tired of men struggling because women and courts want to be dirty and categorize fathers as all the same stop the madness and give good fathers a chanceREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 29th, 2017Someone from Cincinnati, OH writes:
This is outrageous I struggle monthly to make my forced payments and keep my kids and a Catholic school that I solely pay for it's unbelievableREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 27th, 2017Kelly V. from Leesburg, FL writes:
I would like to have information and ask how I can also assist with this petition!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 26th, 2017Someone from SALINAS, CA writes:
I paid my child support just because the case worker wanted he suspended my license. Now I have lost 2 jobs and it's making it difficult for me to find a job and I'm starting to get behind.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelMay 20th, 2017Deborah B. from Massillon, OH writes:
I agree 1000%. Child support laws are antiquated and need to be revised!!REPORT COMMENTS
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