Unfair child support laws
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Nov 30th, 2012Someone from Easton, PA writes:
Child support laws make it difficult for fathers to even survive on their own. -
Nov 30th, 2012Someone from Escalon, CA signed.
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Nov 30th, 2012Someone from Machesney Park, IL writes:
I was arrested 11.23.12 for license suspension because of past due child support. I was never informed that my license was suspended as I moved and the address on the notice was my old address and the officer said these notices are ?do not forward? therefore I was not notified of the suspension of my license and did not choose to drive knowing my license was suspended. My car was impounded even though my wife was in the vehicle with me, the car insurance and registration is in both of our names however the officer indicated it was mandatory that they impound our vehicle. The accumulation of past due child support was due to unemployment periods throughout the years, economy being bad etc? not because I chose not to pay child support. Each and every job I have had the full amount of child support was taken. If I am not working there is no money to be had by anyone, this would be the case even if we were not divorced. I have a new family to take care of and I want to work but I am no longer able to do so. The children in question here are in their 20?s employed, married and on their own so it is not a matter of survival. I have had 2 hospital stays for congestive heart failure and diabetes and am now 100% disabled. I have not worked in 2 years and am waiting for social security disability to be approved. Since I became disabled I have lost my job, lost my insurance and have to self-pay for medication in the hundreds of dollars a month and make monthly payments to my physician as I require continuous care and do not have any insurance. It should be noted that I did call child support enforcement when my disability began and was told nothing could be done, pay now the full monthly amount due or arrearages would continue to accrue. Upon calling again on Monday and asking again to be put on some kind of payment plan I was told now this was possible but only if I put a large ($1500.00) down payment which is impossible at this time. Why do they not work with you in circumstances of this nature I am not a deadbeat Dad. I have every intention to pay what I owe.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 29th, 2012Someone from Farmington, NY writes:
i am a single father that had a daughter 12 years ago who ive been paying $1000 a month for because they base everything off your gross income, 6 years ago i married and the three years ago we seperated we have a beautiful daughter and we split custody for her but the court have decided to ONLY take another $1000 a month. thats $2000 for two children. it takes nowhere near this to support a child even with the cost of living. something needs to be done i am drowning and losing everything, my vehicles have been repod, my house was in foreclosure and i can do nothing for or with my daughter due to never having money. please helpppppppppppREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 29th, 2012Someone from Hinesville, GA signed.
Nov 28th, 2012Someone from Kissimmee, FL writes:
My husband has been paying child support for many years and the court system has never been fair. I think that ALL people who receive child support should have to give an account to the court system on a monthly basis as to how much money they have saved in the bank under a custodial account for their children and show proof of what is being done with the money on a monthly basis. You see the court takes such a big chunk of the gross income from the non-custodial parents income and as my husband was told by a judge "who do you think is supposed to support her" and no body holds them accountable. This needs to stop.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 28th, 2012Someone from Jacksonville, FL writes:
I lost my job... wasn't late on child support until that time. I was paying what I could out of unemployment. That wasn't good enough for her. She went and filed on me. A judgement was set. NOW I have paid my arrearage in FULL and Im having to sit on hold for 30+ minutes to get this taking off my credit. Not only have I paid it in FULL but I have paid OVER!!! She refuses to close the case because she is STILL collecting the "Extra" arrearage that is NOT OWED TO HER NOW!! Ridiculous!!!! My child actually came to live with me last school year because her grades were F's. Once with me, the following semester she had A's and B's. Her mother didn't want to pay me. Instead I continued to pay her. Just so my child would Have What's BEST for him/her! My child is back with my ex because she didn't want to lose that child support! She married a another man had him adopt her son from a previous relationship only to Divorce him months later so he would have to pay child support on that child along with the one they had together!!! Why are these judges not paying mind to the games these women play!!!???!!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 28th, 2012Someone from Saranac, MI writes:
If children were as expensive as the State of Michigan feels they are, I really feel no one would ever consider, and I mean ever consider having them. The State of Michigan's calculation system is antiquated, and unfair. What's wrong with equal contributions, from mother as the father. Support orders and calculations in general should be reviewed by Congress. Wages are down, health care's at a premium, and where's the help from the mother's, financially? Set home and collect the check, protected by the Statutes. INSANE!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 28th, 2012Someone from Philadelphia, PA writes:
Okay. First I Love my son very much..... I'll keep it simple, Im disabled as of 2007 I had a metal frame on my leg for 8 months 11 surguries and a crushing leg injury. I was threaten to be jailed and told I would probably be killed in jail because of my injuries. The judge Joel S. Johnson of Phila. Pa. Family Court said he doesnt care about my problems he wants a $1000. or I can sit in jail 6 months. He would never let me speak about my Social Security Disability Dependant benefits being paid to the mother in Apr.08' it was $515. a month for my son from my Soc. Sec. Benefits SSDI for disabled workers. My son receives a benefit check of $515. a month because Im disabled. At the hearing my order was increased by $14. more and I made more when I was working, but they still increased my payments. Now, my problem is I am also paying $176. a month from my SSDI benefit check for a total of $691. in support for my son. Its 2012 now and my son is 17yrs old now 18yo in June 2013 and he's getting $542. and $176. for a total of $718. a month but my order is for $176. a month. From Apr. 08'- Nov. 12', she's collected over $25,000. in overpayments of child support. The D.A., Judge Johnson, The Public Defender and my son's mother, that had me set-up before I walked in that courtroom. I could of fought it and tried to change my order, but I said she can have the money because she wont collect forever. My real problem is she has a baby by a rapper Alfa Mega and a court order for support, but she gets nothing from her father. She doesnt pursue enforcement against him because he'll beat her head in. If I only knew thats what it took to get rid of her...lol I guess she figures I can support both of her kids. Here's another point, my son had the best money could buy, his mother gave him that, Xbox, $150. sneakers etc. He had his dad in his life and when I lost everything slowly I came around less and less. Now he's almost an adult the checks about to stop and my son is an emotional wreck. She has full custody, so I have no rights to him just pay and stay out the way. The court gave the money but they forgot about the child and so did the mother. We get along okay now and she doesnt stop us from being together, but the damage is done. My first order was $351.17 and I asked for a reduction to $300. a month, they increased it to $405. a month plus another $166. a month for medical insurance. I learned then you are behind enemy lines and you have no friends in Family Court. You pay a lawyer and he will sell you out in family court. Its not about the kids or the parents, its about the federal budget for Family Court $125Bil a year. Research found $125Bil a year to the Nations courts for child support to collect a debt of just over $14Bil in unpaid support. There's an interest to get the federal funds and not to truly have children provided for $109Bil a year to play with and the courts, judges and prisons all have their hands in the pot, thats what really child supports aREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Brewerton, NY writes:
Child support is the new form of welfare. I am a single mother and I do not get child support nor do I care to. I chose to have my child knowing the Father wanted nothing to do with the child. I had the option of abortion, adoption and still have the option to drop my child off at any "safe haven". What options do Men have after conception? NONE! Stop forcing Men to be Fathers that don't want to be if you aren't going to force Women to do the same. Don't say it takes two either. Not when one gets options the other doesnt! Stop forcing Men to pay such insane amounts of child support. We all know how much it costs to raise a child. Basing support on someone's income makes no sense. Base it on what the costs involved are in raising a child. Also, why is it if someone goes on welfare, collects child support the state goes after the Father and even the Father's new Wife and her salary to pay back that welfare money to the State? That should be illegal!!! These single Mothers are given so many options, make them for responsible for the actions and not the Men!!! But this will never change. Because the State's need their money from everyone reaponsible to aupport all the leeches and scum. It makes so much sense to grant a Woman so much child support they force Men to live in poverty. It's disgusting!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Brewerton, NY writes:
Child support is the new form of welfare. I am a single mother and I do not get child support nor do I care to. I chose to have my child knowing the Father wanted nothing to do with the child. I had the option of abortion, adoption and still have the option to drop my child off at any "safe haven". What options do Men have after conception? NONE! Stop forcing Men to be Fathers that don't want to be if you aren't going to force Women to do the same. Don't say it takes two either. Not when one gets options the other doesnt! Stop forcing Men to pay such insane amounts of child support. We all know how much it costs to raise a child. Basing support on someone's income makes no sense. Base it on what the costs involved are in raising a child. Also, why is it if someone goes on welfare, collects child support the state goes after the Father and even the Father's new Wife and her salary to pay back that welfare money to the State? That should be illegal!!! These single Mothers are given so many options, make them for responsible for the actions and not the Men!!! But this will never change. Because the State's need their money from everyone reaponsible to aupport all the leeches and scum. It makes so much sense to grant a Woman so much child support they force Men to live in poverty. It's disgusting!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Chicago, IL signed.
Nov 27th, 2012Someone from Kalamazoo, MI writes:
I feel that the courts need to monitor the mothers who are recieving child support. Some drive the most expensive vehicles and then will go out and have another child by another man who pays nothing. The men live with these women off the money that the other Childs father is paying and the second Childs father does not have employment. The courts fail to realize that these fathers who they run over for these not so right mothers have to pay their bills as well and rent. I feel that friend of the court is an unfair institution that is out dated and very unfair. Something needs to be done with these mothers who are allowed to knowingly get pregnant and then want child support.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Baltimore, MD writes:
Woman don't get to sit home up until there child is 5 or after wards anymore. Welfare makes you get day care and sends us to programs Mon thru Fri that send us out to interviews. Now I have a part time job and in school and raising my son...but his dad never but any taxes in and is on SSI and tell me why i can't get no child support....how bout worry bout these issues before you bash on woman thankyou very much!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Cleveland, OH writes:
I believe that in order to get child support, The other parent should be ordered to work as well. There should not be non constodials parents paying 100 percent all the time.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 27th, 2012Someone from Winchester, VA signed.
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Nov 27th, 2012Someone from Oroville, CA writes:
I believe it should be fair and not a tool used by disgruntled parents to punish the other parent especially when the custodial is willfully unemployed because the new guy she or he left you for makes so much money. And why must the workers talk to you like it's their money? Never missed a payment, never lapsed on the insurance I provide and she never needed more until I try to enforce my rights to visitation. The system needs work and in the end it should be fair and reasonable not a tool to break one parent leaving the other disadvantagedREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 26th, 2012Someone from Grandview, MO signed.
Nov 26th, 2012Someone from Birmingham, AL writes:
Day care stop in 8/21/12 and i still have day care took out my pay check 11/26/12 in alabamaREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 26th, 2012Someone from Buena Park, CA writes:
These laws are extorting money out of good men and need to be changed. Not tomorrow, today. Now. They are unconstitutional and are abused by sociopath women whose bodies are calling for babies to enslave men. Fix it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 26th, 2012Someone from Cumberland, MD writes:
I have been paying $668 for 1 child for a few years now. I have tried over and over again to understand where the child support guidelines come up with the cost of a child. I understand I must support my son but someone show me a detailed report on a child's true cost. I just want what is best for my son and I believe the laws must be FAIR for everyone. On the guidelines, a child whose parents make a combined salary of $80,000 requires support of over $1500. HOW?REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 26th, 2012Someone from Kansas City, MO signed.
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Nov 26th, 2012Someone from Trempealeau, WI writes:
It takes two to make a baby. Get off the welfare wagon girls and take half the responsibility of raising your child. Fathers have nothing but obligations with no rights in the custody game (not fair) unconstitutional. Changes need to be made.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 26th, 2012Someone from Harrison, TN writes:
How can I do better for my kids and they took my license? I am a full time student. So now I cant drive to school or work not even pick my kid up from school.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 25th, 2012Someone from Mesquite, TX signed.
Nov 25th, 2012Someone from Kansas City, MO writes:
when you lose a job and get behind you get charged with a felony in the state of mo. and go to prison,then you can,t find a good job because of this felony and when you go to jail you lose your car home and job this is unfair and counter productive the state of mo and others that have these harsh laws are creating poverty in this country. they have made a debtors prison totally wrong!!!! please help the men who are trying to do the right thing like me,change these unfair lawsREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 24th, 2012Someone from Sarasota, FL signed.
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Nov 21st, 2012Someone from San Antonio, TX writes:
Fathers and mothers alike deal with this constantly growing problem, yet our government seems to have turned a blind eye on this issue. I understand that its important to provide for your children, but there has to be better guidelines set in place to better understand the needs of the child while keeping in mind the welfare of all parties involved. Its very difficult to survive in this struggling economy especially when you have the common vindictive male or female fighting to take you to the cleaners financially.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 21st, 2012Someone from Cincinnati, OH signed.
Nov 20th, 2012Someone from Taylorsville, GA writes:
I think the Laws are really screwed up. I dont think its right to make a father sit in jail for not paying child support when he doesnt have a job and cant pay. I mean what good is it doing it still isnt getting payedREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelNov 20th, 2012Someone from Las Cruces, NM signed.
Nov 20th, 2012Someone from Harmony, MN writes:
I pay 250 in child support and have my son 45% percent of the time only due to me working full time and her working only part time. Also she makes more than i do.REPORT COMMENTS
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