Unfair child support laws
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Jan 4th, 2016Someone from Belle Plaine, MN signed.
Jan 4th, 2016Someone from Belle Plaine, MN signed.
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Jan 4th, 2016Someone from Hanford, CA writes:
everyone has a story. Im a hard working man who has been stripped of everything and you worry about foreign countries. only thing I can say is "PLEASE USE LUBE"Jan 4th, 2016Someone from Brewster, NY writes:
I live in new York, I got behind on my child support because I lost my job and jobs are hard to find. they suspended license and put a levy on my bank account. I started work and they were taking child support weekly. for some reason child support was not getting my payments . I called payroll and they said they were sending the money to child support. why is child support has all this power to ruin people life's? we need to make laws so child support doesn't have this power. it is not right. if you can not find work and your actively looking cut us a break. when you call child support there rude and very unprofessional. we need to take a stand fight the child support laws so we can live . the custodial parent , child support should keep track on how they spend our money. they should limit how many kids they have and not bring fathers or mothers to child support because they dislike them. the laws are not made for the non-custodial parents. we have to talk to our law men and woman and make laws that would benefit both parties.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Saint Louis, MO writes:
I have no place to live.(Homeless) No car. No phone. No job. And am being charged in union Missouri with non support. My daughter is almost 10 and I am 32,000 behind. I have paid at least that amount since she was born. My situation is so bad and hopeless now that I can't even get an employer to hire me without the basic living essentials. This system is rigged. I have no family. Basically a bum but I'm about to be sent to jail and have no way to stop it. I want to work and I want to pay for my daughter. But the system is rigged.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Roseboro, NC writes:
I have physical custody of two of my children and have had for 3 yrs now with me in North Carolina. However i have also been paying child support to their mothers in New York state. I called to let them know the change in circumstances and they told me I had to go back to New York to fix it. I cannot take that time off of work ,knor can I afford the trip due to paying $1100 a month in support. they take 54% of my paycheck before taxes. I make $150.00 less then what they get. why cant they just "look ,You know what? You have the kids So , You don't have to pay any more.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Sioux City, IA writes:
One, I have a son who's mother passed away about 4 years ago. When I spoke to a case worker they told me they could not find my son and would call and let me know if they hear anything. For a year I didn't hear from them. I found out 2 years later that the auntie has him, through child support. I've called several attorneys. They want 1700 to 2000 dollars. Child support, forgot to mention medical insurance for family. I can't afford that. And two, I've two boys with a lady that have 6 more kids after mines with different fathers(all looked up or not claiming) that I'm paying child support for with my income. I'm a full time student in Iowa they lowered but in Kansas they would not. My right's was violated when my son's mother passed I should have got my son. The second the mother passed the auntie received child support and social security. No job or income before taking my son. Oh and no legal documents showing she had custody. I think she applied for food stamps or house. With that you are suppose to put child's father on child support or you couldn't receive any assistance??? I've lost 2 places cause i work a part time job and classes and it is based off previous employment and won't lower. I try to make a better life for me and my boys but child support is giving to some of these mothers to party, go to casino's, and spend on anything but their children or even on children that don't belong to father. But not all mother. But a lot.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from New Albany, IN signed.
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Jan 4th, 2016Someone from North Augusta, SC writes:
I am a woman who lost custody of my son because the father had a lawyer and the judge had something against me being in the military. The judge told me I was unreliable as a parent because I am in the military. This man who abused me physically and mentally has custody of my son how is that fair..? I never done drugs yet I see drug addicted mothers get their kids in West Virginia. I have no job just the military ,but even that isn't even enough to pay for child support. I told the Child Support Bureau I didn't have a job but military and they didn't help me with anything on what steps to take to reduce child support. He is supposed to pay me the child portion of the insurance, but doesn't I'm supposed to get my child every other holiday and 2 weeks of the summer but he denies me all those rights. Now he is fighting for child support because I told him I wanted to have my son for 2 weeks of the summer. He continued to harass me and say no child support then I can't see my son. I am probably going to jail while pregnant and have my kid in jail because he still trying to use my child to control me.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Tucson, AZ writes:
I am a mother to two beautiful children. My boyfriend has another child from a previous relationship. He was only 16 when his child was born. He was there the first year but split up with the mom. When he turned 18 they filed for support and he immediately started as being behind because they charged for the first two years of the childs life. He had a rough life. Didnt finish high school so he cannot find a good job. He works two jobs that constantly fluctuate his hours. A couple years ago child support started coming out from one job automatically. Every check was 50% gone. Now they are contacting his second job. We can barely afford our lives now and they will come after more. I have to support our family with my income and i am so stressed i cant even enjoy life. I know for a fact that the money is not used for necessary things. The mom makes more than us and has a boyfriend that makes more too. They live comfortable while we struggle constantly. The child support laws are a disgrace. We would try to petition the court for lower payments since he has another child but cant afford legal fees. I sincerely wish things could be different.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Chehalis, WA signed.
Jan 3rd, 2016Someone from Springfield, IL writes:
So the obvious, the system needs fine tuned. I am paying for my ex wife's wedding ring, and credit card debt totaling $30k for trying to survive after she left me for another guy. I went on and had a one night stand "shame on me" and guess what...this chick now wants child support and the system does not want to recognize old credit card debt that I struggle to pay back but am making progress instead of filing for chapter 7 I'm trying to do it the right way/hard way. So because they won't factor my credit card debt in....chapter 7 here I come! I am not an irresponsible credit card user, my divorce wrecked me and the only way of survival was credit cards, to which I have never missed a payment, and slowly but surely making progress. Why not treat each case different as many of them are? Too much work involved for You guys to be fair? Child support percentages and how funds not being verified for the child's use is so wrong, yet you guys don't care because your task was to put a cookie cutter resolution in place and enforce it. Not just law.....but being a normal human being is what you should bring to the drawing board when trying to figure the best strategy for the kid first off, and second for the two parents. The parents involvement should be more important than any monintary gift and it makes it not possible to be "dad" when we are always working to simply survive. So good job destroying the relationship between parent and child, and making sure mom has her check to get her new car picked out. Putting money before family is what this world has came to and it's sad, really is. That's why not many relationships are solid anymore, everyone wants this and that...REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Killeen, TX signed.
Jan 3rd, 2016Someone from Newark, NJ writes:
The child support industry has nothing to do with supporting children and everything to with Federal incentives to collect monies from anyone named as the 'father'. Incentivized monies fund judge's, clerks, and sheriff's interest bearing retirement accounts i.e. CRIS accounts and a host of other functions in regard to the maintenance of these state agencies. Reform? "They" will not reform themselves if incentives are removed. Forget it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Hartsville, TN signed.
Jan 3rd, 2016Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
Childsupport is unfair all the way around fathers have no rights but the females have all the rights there's a problem with that the government takes all the fathers money and leave us hardly nothing I been taking care of my son since day one but because my baby's mother got mad at me I'm on childsupport and that's wrong she won't even let me see my son on top of that I can't even afford a lawyer to get my visitation rights taken care ofREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Henderson, NV writes:
I think child support is unfair to fathers that take care of their kids. They take more than half of our checks and make it hard for us to live. Why should we as men have to make all.the sacrafices in life? We're put in Jail if were falling on hard times. The system fails us in so many ways and the Mother gets off scott free with everything when 9 times out of 10 there not using the money to take care of the kids there using the money to take care of themselves. I have 2 younger kids that I pay support for and I live in another state and it's been 2 years since I've seen them because I cant afford Plane Tickets to get to them, I talk to them over the phone but when the Mother catches an attitude she wont let me talk to them until she sees fit. Why are we being railroaded? I just think that the laws should change with Child Support because not all Father's are Deadbeats some of us just want a chance in life to have things and be able to provide for ourselves and our children to.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from Mead, OK writes:
I understand that child support is paid because it upholds the standard of living that would be comparable to if the parents were still under the same household. Although I really think the percentage of noncustodial income to be paid needs to be adjusted. If both parents were together do you really think that they would be spending over $500 per month . She has a new brick home, new car, plus she always has new clothes, new tatoos, etc. She works for the DHS office in Bryan county!!! I think she has milked the system for long enough!! Everyone struggles in the real world but she has found a way to get a hand out plus force someone else to pay most of there income to her. This needs to be stopped! You are literally destroying fathers!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 3rd, 2016Someone from San Diego, CA writes:
What is it going to take to get you "ELECTED" whatever you are to listen to us!? It's a big problem for people financially!! LISTEN TO US!!!!!!! You people made these ridiculous laws. Child Support Laws are unfair to say the least. I'm paying someone that I was with for thirteen years. She found a guy off an internet dating site and got my house and everything in it. I haven't seen my kid in two years because she keeps me from her. I make 15.00 an hour and she gets half of that. I have to now stay with my Dad, because I can't afford it on my own. It's pathetic!! Meanwhile she is in a new Townhouse, drinking every night and paying for it with my money!!! Little do you know I was the one taking care of my daughter while her mom was out cheating on me before that!!!!! Boils my blood how we elect you people and you make laws that affect the very people that voted for you. It's sick!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 2nd, 2016Someone from Sikeston, MO writes:
I'm going to be head on an say women know that from the start the child support system is wrong but they don't care cause it's extra money to them. Even the dads who want to be in there kids lives get it wrong. Mothers not letting fathers see there kids but sitting back collecting support. The entire system is wrong an designed to favor women. They dont care what happens to the father as long as they get their support. Now that it's mandatory to have health insurance most men cannot afford it with there pay cut short so there goes a fine and loss of income tax money. The law should allow fathers to claim there kids on there taxes an not themmother since all year they getting support that half is not even going towards the kids. Any good woman would suck it up an keep there kids out the system. Instead they run to the support office smiling knowing they got extra bill money but won't let the father see there kids. Good fathers still get it bad an it's all not right or just.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 2nd, 2016Someone from Renton, WA signed.
Jan 2nd, 2016Someone from Mobile, AL writes:
I'm pretty sure, or it least I hope, the beer, vodka, and cigarettes she's buys with the child support money (since she does not have a job of her own) is not for the kids....REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 2nd, 2016Someone from Pottstown, PA signed.
Jan 2nd, 2016Someone from High Point, NC signed.
Jan 2nd, 2016Someone from Oak Creek, CO signed.
Jan 2nd, 2016Someone from Cockeysville, MD writes:
Child support laws are unfair and favor the woman everytimeREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 2nd, 2016Someone from Union, WV signed.
Jan 1st, 2016Someone from Walnut Creek, CA writes:
I think child support is unfair I learned about all the mess on the Tom Leykis show on blowmeuptom.com and he teaches guys why not to date single mother and that paying 216 monthly payments of child support worth it ? I think notREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 1st, 2016Someone from Foley, AL signed.
Jan 1st, 2016Someone from Johnson City, TN writes:
I pay over $1000 per month in child support, as well as the ex wifes $200 per month car payment. By the time child support and taxes are taken out, over 50% of my income is gone. What does she do, she still is able to be on welfare, not only getting food stamps, but cash asistance as well, works under the table, lives in a $275,000 home and more. 3 of our 4 children are in school. I keep my children even on her weekends and holidays most of the time, which I was told by the courts if I didn't follow the parenting plan, it would be contempt of court, yet somehow that doesn't apply to her. There is a flawed system that I hope to see changed someday. She uses the term HER child support, HER money, HER check often. My children do not get any of that money put into savings for their future, the get clothes from the thrift store, which, there is nothing wrong with that in general, there is when she has brand new clothes, brand new shoes, nails always done, hair always done... It's pathetic and sorry.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 31st, 2015Someone from Carson, CA signed.
Dec 31st, 2015Someone from Dallas, TX writes:
I was incarcerated for 8 8 years flat back in 2002 I only owe 13000 for child support at that time during my incarceration I sent a letter to the Child Support Division in Austin Texas and San Antonio Texas requested that they suspend my child support until I was released from prison but once I got out my child support case was closed in my kids are all grown now with their own children however their mother reopen a child support case and now what I told to 13000 it's $44,000 worth of interest on it i off to get a check for 10 grand she told me know she wanted $20,000 to top it off I just now found that one of the kids not mine in the kid is 29 years old I think that we as people that are going through this need to come together and perform a million man and female March to Congress and the Attorney General Office that's all up on in these cases knowing all alone that these women are committing constructed fraud against us due to the fact that Pamela Denise Ward with username committee constructed for it when she started getting welfare assistance from day one claiming that she does not know my whereabouts is a lot he's put that on the application when she file for food stamps housing assistance and everything else she got from the government therefore if you tell a person one thing in a legal Maryland to get them act in do something that you want them to do he was constructed Fraud and she should be paying back the money that they are seeking then she had a man living in the project with her which is Dallas housing at the Time she had a man living in the project with her for over 15 years but they all wanted me to pay the money like I said people need to come together and perform a petition and I March on Congress and the attorney general's office if anyone interested interested in putting something like that together please phone me direct at 214 791 25 35REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelDec 31st, 2015Someone from Fresno, CA writes:
I pay child support on time every month and I have my two kids almost half of the time. My ex is not forced to work. Yet I have a full time job and I have my children weekly as well. I have to work overtime to support my family and I barely get by. Now that I make more she wants more and is taking me back to court. I saw an attorney who said I was basically out of luck. On top of that last time I went to court I had to pay her attorney fees even though I could not afford my own representation. The system is not fair and is set up to reward the lazy. If your a hardworking parent forget it you will get the short end of the stick. I believe in taking care of my kids not because of child support. But where is the fairness? Plugging numbers into a computer? Regardless if you?re a dead beat parent or a good parent you are treated exactly the same.REPORT COMMENTS
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