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Child Support Arrears
I have seen and heard the following comment from so many people it isn’t funny; women included!
The following is a comment submitted by someone who signed our petition.
I support the reform of the child support laws. I have been on all sides of the system and it is very unfair to the father. The system is set up for these fathers to fail, they approve monthly support obligations that are not obtainable therefore creating the arrearages. Reform needs to be done immediately.
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Support enforcement is causing us to live in poverty.My husband and I have 3 children together,and I have 2 from a previous marriage-a houshold of 7.He lost his job last year and DCS was taking 750.00 a month out of his unemployment.He tried to have it modified to a reasonable level,but that didnt happen.they calculated his support with his family size at one,and we were informed they “didnt have to count the children in our home” when we asked how we were supposed to support the 5 children in our home on 1300 a month
( what was left after support ) The caseworker replied” well,you chose to have the kids”,so they dont count and have no basic needs because he owes child support for other kids.His other kids live in 2 income households,they have more than twice the recources we do,they own homes have nice cars,savings,ect.We are surviving on foodstamps and paying 700 a month support to familys who do not need the money.DCS says that their income and curcumstances dont matter.now he is supposed to pay for health insurance on top of it.we are on medicade,have just received an eviction notice,we are living in fear of losing our children because we cannot afford to care for them,and the state doesnt care.We have sent several “harship” letters to DCS and their only response-”nothing we can do” In desperation we filed taxes claiming our daughters who reside with us as dependants.with them we have a 6,000 return-all earned income and child tax credits.without claiming our girls we owe the IRS.DCS took the return because of back my husband”owes” So they will not count the children in our home,will not set support so we can care for them-but they will take from them very happily.It is so nice of our government to use my children like that.Child support does not help children,they do not care about children,they will take from children to the point of destroying their lives and they are not accountable for anything.
It is unfair and paralyzing to the Father with limited resources and no support structure. If I only make 10.00 dollars an hour and work less that 40 hrs a week, how can I pay 1200.00 a month in support along with 171.50 in medical with an ungodly amount in arrearages. I have paid my ex-wife 33,541.51 in the last 5 years… My arrears continues to grow.. I am now 73,500 in arrears… How is this possible… I am garnished and it seems like there is no help for guys like me. I finally got a decent job bringing in 37,000 a year, but I see less than 1/3 of that due to the garnishments on a fictional number… I am afraid that some fathers will resort to negative things because of this injustice.
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i am certified bi-polar with numerous hospitalizations and the courts don’t give a shit. they took the only money i had to my name (as my ex-wife spend every damn penny i every made on her desires and laughted that she wasn’t responsible for the $25,000 in credit card debt because she did it on my account) . they took my lousy little 401k without my knowing and didn’t pay the taxes on it. they left me more IRS problem who are also garnishing my pay check every week. i never ever said i wouldn’t take care of my children, but now i can’t even afford to buy them a xmas present.
if i find out that it is true the BS family court judges are actually getting bonuses/awards for ripping people off in court…i swear i will form a nationwide group to take these people down and have the monies they received taken back and split among every person they ripped off. the lawyers have destroyed this country for their own person money gains showing they don’t give a damn about people, just themselves.
i will either flee this country or kill myself soon. i’ve had it. the courts have brought back slavery. why does one man (the judge) have all the say??? a man who is getting paybacks for destroying people??? i live out of state from new york. do you know the nassau county child support offices shut off their phones making it almost impossible for an out of stater to talk to them. most people in my situation can’t afford a lawyer. my death will be on their hands. (worst part is they don’t give a damn).
ps… i left new york because i just couldn’t take my ex-wife threats over threats over threats. i got a job here in virginia right away. the courts order my employer to garnish my salary for $600.00 a week. my gross pay was that exact amount. my employer spoke to them and they came agreed on $156.00 a week. i comes out every single week yet what i own never comes down. i have been in arrears for almost $40,000.00 for the last 5 yrs. because i can’t afford the amount they demand i am being penalized every week. i am a slave to their system forever. i don’t plan on living much longer. what are they going to do when i’m dead??? put a broom stick up my butt and make me work so the judge can collect a bonus??? i am a very basic quiet person. i keep to myself and harm no one yet i’m treated as a criminal. i don’t steal, not a child molester, not a womanizer, never cheated on or hit my ex-wife yet i’m treated this way. i honestly feel like going back to NY and blewing my head off right there on front steps of family court. i also vote to have the name of the ny family court changed to the ny state dept of slavery.
From Child Support Arrears, 2011/01/04 at 7:04 PM
We need child support reform. Your situation is intolerable.