Unfair child support laws
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Aug 2nd, 2011Someone from Boca Raton, FL signed.
Aug 1st, 2011Someone from Middle Village, NY writes:
i only make so much a week and pay rent and pay my bills and going threw a divorce and my ex agreed to 35 a wk now he wants more which will put me in the street i dont think that is far. and yet he cheated on me has a child lives with his fiance n she is a teacher and he has sec 8 kids ssi payments 1500 month he works 200 a wk and her income is like 1600 a month there rent is only 600-800 a month that is not far too me while they go out buy new cars live off the system while im in the streetAug 1st, 2011Someone from Asheboro, NC writes:
My boyfriend pays his daughters mom 80 dollars a week and he keeps her all the time he keeps her over half the year right now he has her for 70 days streight without her mom seeing her she has been reciving the child support the whole timeREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 31st, 2011Someone from Houston, TX signed.
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Jul 27th, 2011Someone from Schertz, TX signed.
Jul 27th, 2011Someone from Huntsville, AL writes:
This is a much need fix. I been supporting my daugters since their youth. This system is broke and very unfair. I do not see how a woman get to work a job, claim the children during tax time plus the child support I provide & the medical and dental bills besides the regular support payments. I think the caree of the child should be just and balanced. No mother should be at home collecting child support like is a work check. You cannot get water from a rock & a homeless man cannot give you what he does not have. Let's fixed the system.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 26th, 2011Someone from Cuba City, WI writes:
i pay my support, i love my children, i am a good father. i believe that ANY parent shopuld have to support thier children. BUT, there needs to be fair enforcement. i am not left enough to afford my own apartment on my own, i have to choose between food, or a home. i cant offer my children anything extra because everything i have goes to their mothers. My fiance suffers with us not being able to get ahead because of the amount of support i pay + cost of insurance for the kids that the state enforces me to have even though they are also on state insurance. me and my fiance both work full time an have no extra bill outside of necessities, and we still barely get by, i bring home 41% of my check. i make $11.19 /hr, my ex wife gets $370 a month, i pay my sons mother $220 a month, total of $590, pluss i am forced the insurance (which i wasnt going to get because i couldnt afford it) $212 / month. after taxes, support & insurance, i am lucky to bring home $700 a month. somhow i am supposed to provide a home fit or a family of 4, food, clothes, toys, school supply's, anything extra they need, gas in my vehicle, etc etc etc, on this. someone tell me how please? my ex's get my income, their own income and help from the state to cover daycare, food, income based housing, help with utilities and other state aid. i cant get any help because my gross income is to much. i hope this pettion can make a difference and help to get fair rights and laws inplace, a revision of the child support system. i'll stick to supporting your children is good, father or mother, but a person should beable tyo live and get somewhere in life while doing it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 26th, 2011Someone from Cuba City, WI writes:
i pay my support, i love my children, i am a good father. i believe that ANY parent shopuld have to support thier children. BUT, there needs to be fair enforcement. i am not left enough to afford my own apartment on my own, i have to choose between food, or a home. i cant offer my children anything extra because everything i have goes to their mothers. My fiance suffers with us not being able to get ahead because of the amount of support i pay + cost of insurance for the kids that the state enforces me to have even though they are also on state insurance. me and my fiance both work full time an have no extra bill outside of necessities, and we still barely get by, i bring home 41% of my check. i make $11.19 /hr, my ex wife gets $370 a month, i pay my sons mother $220 a month, total of $590, pluss i am forced the insurance (which i wasnt going to get because i couldnt afford it) $212 / month. after taxes, support & insurance, i am lucky to bring home $700 a month. somhow i am supposed to provide a home fit or a family of 4, food, clothes, toys, school supply's, anything extra they need, gas in my vehicle, etc etc etc, on this. someone tell me how please? my ex's get my income, their own income and help from the state to cover daycare, food, income based housing, help with utilities and other state aid. i cant get any help because my gross income is to much. i hope this pettion can make a difference and help to get fair rights and laws inplace, a revision of the child support system. i'll stick to supporting your children is good, father or mother, but a person should beable tyo live and get somewhere in life while doing it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 26th, 2011Someone from Tampa, FL signed.
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No, CancelJul 25th, 2011Someone from Flora, IL signed.
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Jul 24th, 2011Someone from Rochester, MN writes:
Court systems and dhs work hand and hand and are very unjustly taking our rights to raise our own children. I barely make enough to support myself and because of the arrears and the interest that keeps accumulating plus paying child support I will never get ahead of this. And even though I get my daughter more my support payments do not go down? These are not state arrears, the dhs never paid these arrears to out so how can they charge interest on fictitious money.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 22nd, 2011Someone from Selma, AL writes:
Alabama has some of the worst laws as it relates to child support. Women, not all, who receive child support have found an advocate in the DHR (department of human resources). DHR is the most unprofessional agencies in the state. The staff are generally disgruntle females, who have be scorn by a man, looking for vicarious retribution. They sit around and brag on the ways they have extorted money from men under the principle, "best interest of the child." This is the worst use of a phrase I've ever heard. DHR has failed to do anything other than legally extort fathers of their hard earned money. Woman are allowed to seek increase ever three months if thought of an increase in the father's pay. She (mother) is free to sell the child SELL the SSI to the highest bidder during income tax season, without offering the father a chance to claim his own child. There shoudl be a cap on the amount of money a woman can recceive per child. At max 400 a month is more than enough for one child to be assist by. Thats a good cap.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 21st, 2011Someone from Urbandale, IA writes:
I'm currently unemployed looking for a job. My take home for unemployment after child support is 1000 per month. The custodial parent (mother) take home after receiving child support and paying for 600 a month day care is 2500 per month. This isn't including the tax deduction she will take at the end of the year. This isn't including the earned income she will receive. My total bills per month not including child support are 1551 for living expenses and debt. So I'm living on a negative income after all my bills. Who really needs the money here. 20 percent of my income goes to taxes, 40 percent of my take home goes to child support. How is a guy suppose to make ends meet. If I don't have a job by the time unemployment runs out the only thing I can look forward to is more debt. Losing my license, and going to jail. I have never broken the law in my life. I have a four year college degree which racked up close to 37000 dollars of debt. I have done everything in my life to try to be successful and yet the tables have turned. My previous jobs I never missed a day of work, not even when I was sick. I gave my 200 percent just to be told by the boss I have hundreds of people waiting to take your position. Companies are really taking advantage of this job market. Tons of people looking for work, companies restructuring to get rid of people and turn people over to hire new people for far less pay.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 14th, 2011Someone from Pensacola, FL writes:
I would love someone from Congress to review my situation. The courts are very unjust and because of Child Support Laws I will probably lose my Security Clearance due to Debt to Income Ratio. I have over 40 pages of well documented injustices but no money left after five years to fight for my son. I believied family law looked at the best interest of the Child. I find int very difficult to believe in a Justice system when my son's mother has been married 5 times 3 of those since my son was conceived.My son old now has seen men come and go yet the mother will not let me into his life, not to mention numerous relationships that she has had. That is not looking out for the best interest of my son. This is not a healthy environment. When the Justice system fails it appears there is no recourse without a lot of money. My story is truly unjust but the lack of accountability for courts is not fair either I would love all my documentation to be viewed by Congress and Stop wasing tax dollars on baseball players whom did or did not use steroids I am talking about Justice for my son and I that is something Congress should look at.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 14th, 2011Someone from Pensacola, FL writes:
Understand Child Support is one thing but when my wife and family have to move in with my parents to survive that is wrong. The mother was married 5 times and not even to me. I thought Family Law was supposed to look out for the best iterest of the Child well I do not beleive 3 marriges since my son's birth is healthy for my son yet I have no money left to fight for my own son.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 13th, 2011Someone from Roanoke, VA writes:
Judge Long of Montgomery County Courts gave me a 1 year sentence after i explained that i could pay my child support with my new part time job, and knowing that i was the sole provider for my 2 year old son and my wife to be.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 13th, 2011Someone from Moline, IL signed.
Jul 13th, 2011Someone from Montclair, CA writes:
My fiance has two children and pays child support to both. At first he was paying without an order almost 500 to the youngest and 400 to the oldest. He noticed that the money was not going to the boys and so he turned himself in to the agency and now he si paying 660 for the oldest all because he is staying at his grandmothers in and not at his mothers. Where she ( the mother) is not paying rent. Shouldnt the system work that the monies goes to the Guardian of the child and that if the child is living with someone other than the mother or father then both pay child support? To top it off they didnt even ask for her financials to prove that she is working. Furthermore, the case is in Puerto Rico and they based it on PR rate not california cost of living. My fiance is earning $2200 net and with $660 child support leaving $1540 for mortgage and bills and 2 car payments and gas to work, gosh there went his life. PLEASE REEVALUATE THE SYSTEM THERE ARE PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH THIS ECONOMY MRS. FEINSTEIN AND MRS. BOXER PLEASE HELP!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 13th, 2011Someone from Haines City, FL signed.
Jul 12th, 2011Someone from Fort Mill, SC writes:
I have been dealing with a crazy lady for 8 years now. She bounces from boyfriend to boyfriend, job to job, and city to city. I have to chase her around the State to get my son. I have to listen to stories of him hiding under his bed when his mother is throwing lamps. I have to hear about her boyfriend punching a car window next to his head. I pay for her to do a poor job of raising my son. He would be in a much more stable environment with me, but it seems nearly impossible to take custody away from her. Our system is deeply flawed and the custody laws are downright unfair. DPREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 12th, 2011Someone from Los Angeles, CA writes:
I agree wholeheartedly agree; Wisconsin child support is a joke! It is LONG overdue for reform. The knocked up mothers just sit around never bothering to better their lives as they are grossly overpaid by the father, most of which that hard earned money doesn't even go to the child, THE WAY INTENDED! Open your eyes lawmakers! Pathetic rules!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 12th, 2011Someone from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA writes:
This needs to e mandatory law!!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 11th, 2011Someone from Salt Lake City, UT writes:
women must work part time is 4 hours between 6 hours to support to feed her children to survive......... I love all women are good mothers to her children..... I love my mom Lisa Kitchen so much ... peace out John BiasREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 9th, 2011Someone from Grand Haven, MI signed.
Jul 8th, 2011Someone from Albany, NY writes:
The child support guidelines are unfair to fathers in most cases. Good men do everything they can to take care of their children and pay what the court awards but are left with not enough money to live on when considering alimony and being forced to pay for both his and the ex-spouses legal fees. The court is over reaching to the point of putting good honest men into indentured servituted and removing their chances of providing a reasonable finacially stable environment for thenselves and any other children not addresses but the order. I have two additional children not of this marriage and I was told that they were not considered unless I was brought below the poverty line. In addition no financial responsibilities are considered unless the same situation was met. This is outrageous and makes absolutely no sense. CHildren from a previous marriage should be considered. Why should their life be disrupted and turned upside down. In addition, by completely disregarding all previous financial obligations the court shows a complete and blatent disregard for contractually legally binding agreements. Something must be done to restore sanity to the legal system and the child support guidelines.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 8th, 2011Someone from Lake Jackson, TX writes:
Men and women should share in the financial responsibility of their children. It doesn't make sense when a man is laid off to be thrown in jail because he could not pay child support. AND to continute to pay when he is out of work. Just does not make sense!! I believe the courts need to take into consideration the basic living expenses it takes for a man to be independent before they decide what the child support should be. Every circumstance is different and should be treated as such. It is in the best interest of the children that their fathers are a part of their lives. The government provides lawyers, assistance, shelter to women. When men are thrown into jail because they are laid off, they should also be provided with lawyers, assitance, and shelter. AND ones that will fight for them.I hope more people speak out. I wish there was a lawyer that we could trust to send our money to that would speak out for Fathers, where Child Support is concerned. That is where the fathers need help. Fairness where Child Support is concerned. To base child support on overtime, gross income is totally absurd and unjust!! Is there a lawyer out there whom we can trust that will fight for Fathers and voice their concerns on Child Support? I be willing to support him and I am sure you all would also.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJul 6th, 2011Someone from Ozone Park, NY signed.
Jul 6th, 2011Someone from Wisconsin Rapids, WI signed.
Jul 2nd, 2011Someone from Winchester, KY writes:
IS IS UNJUST TO THOSE FATHERS WHO REALLY CANT WORK, THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN LAID OFF DURING TOUGH TIMES. PUT US IN JAIL, THEN EXPECT US TO BE ABLE TO GET A JOB ONCE WE'RE OUT. WHAT SINCE DOES THAT MAKE?!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2011Someone from Springfield, MO writes:
my husband of almost seven years was a truck driver when he got divorced (she had an affair while he was working on the road) making over $18 an hour. he was ordered to pay almost $400 a month on 2 young boys which was fine, he agree'd to it because he could afford it. He was in a traffic accident shortly after that and has bounced from job to job since, not able to keep anything steady. about a year ago he found a job cooking but mostly doing the dishes at a small resturaunt 2 nights a week @ minimum wage so we requested a review on the support order. she said she will take nothing less than her rent amount.....i forgot to mention that their 2 kids are at my house everyday, she doesnt want to pay for child care even though she qualifies for state aid, we take care of them over 80% of the time! not to mention that she gets all the foodstamps, wic, housing assistance, and income tax on these kids, she continues to tell people that she's a single mom and will never admit the truth about where the kids are the majority of the time. she also has another baby and is going after that guy for money, and has a class b drug felony for intent to distribute and has violated 3 times already, but w/o a lawyer they are taking her word over ours, we need help!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 29th, 2011Someone from San Antonio, TX signed.
Jun 28th, 2011Someone from Chicago, IL writes:
It is so unfortunate, that these are the examples that our future children have to look up to. Some form of action needs to be taken. Our children are obese because their mother refuse to get off their behinds and do something meaningful with their life.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 24th, 2011Someone from Webster, NY writes:
Seriously UNJUST, UNFAIR & OVERWHELMING! When will someone, anyone take into consideration your "take home $" and stop with the "gross". I make $110K and take home roughly $60K - HELLO!!!! $21,450 a year in support and daycare RIDICULOUS, not to mention MEDICAL $260 weekly, 75% of whatever she decides she wants to do, doctor copays and the list goes on. I'd like the people who make these rules to follow them to the "T" like we have to & maybe then they'll realize how frustrating and unrealistic it really is.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJun 20th, 2011Someone from Mundelein, IL signed.
Jun 16th, 2011Someone from Arlington Heights, IL writes:
The child support laws, legal system, and the legal system always being partial to the CP (event though she lies) is an absolute joke. My husband has been paying child support for two kids since 2001 (which neither may even be his, but because they were married and he?s listed on the birth certificates, WI will not allow a paternity test); He has been destitute since the divorce, living in his car, living with family, etc so that he can make ridiculous payments. His ex has full custody, has been alienating the children against him since the divorce, has not allowed him to see his kids for years (citing he can?t pay/he can?t see the kids), has violated every single part of the Joint Parenting Agreement - and last year HE brought HER to court for modification and contempt for her taking dependent exemptions for 8 years running against the IL order (she moved the order to WI in 2006 and made no extra provisions for WI laws regarding dependent exemptions and arrears). The state of WI has allowed the CP to LIE on her enforcement application, claiming NCP did not pay her a dime for five straight years (he paid cash, and has no record as she never gave him a receipt - his bad, we know). The state of WI has allowed the CP to lie under oath for multiple pieces of false information - yet the NCP is the bad guy. He?s had very bad luck with jobs, unemployed more than employed, has 5-digit arrears as a result with interest continually compounding... he has three years left with the last minority child, and there is absolutely no way that this debt will ever be paid off. How can a ?fair government? allows good, upstanding citizens to live in less-than-poverty conditions, based on the continued lies of a CP who uses all the money she receives on her own clothes, shoes, hair, nails, boob jobs, a new Audi every year... where is the fairness in any of it? How can a good father move on with his life and create the family he always deserved - with this kind of baggage being allowed to hold him down for so long? It is shear and utter nonsense! And Wisconsin is one of the worst states in the nation with regard to child support - as almost 80% of the NCP?s in the state are in arrears(!) And the only way to fight the contempt and child support orders - is to have a bunch of money to throw at Family Law attorneys! So what little money the NCP would have, is lost fighting a fight he is going to lose anyway, because he is the father? Child support needs revision, plain and simple. Wisconsin is an absolute joke.REPORT COMMENTS
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