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Are you encouraging him to take his parenting time with his child(ren)?
Why would you marry a Mental Health Therapist? That should have been a warning.
...go to his church, announce the fact that he doesn't pay child support; petition his bishop. Got to your state's child advocacy office (enforcement division)...but the administration has nothing to do with this issue.
They have a much more solemn view of them they they have of LIVE beat dads.
I'll make it real easy for you:
1. Go to your county's child support office.
2. Show them the court order that requires your ex to pay child support.
3. Tell them you have not recieved any support.
4. Demand county Social Services benefits for your kids because you are destitute and receiving no support.
Because you request financial aid(at least in my state), the county will assist you and go after the ex to recoup their expenses.
Sarah: You may want to respond to some of the questions on this thread. Otherwise you may be branded as a TROLL!
Well that's an argument for allowing married Catholic priests if I've ever heard one... /sarcasm
Google is your friend also:
http://www.google.com/search?q=child+support+collection&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official
By his combo occupation/licence, your ex has probably
justified in his own mind the denial that you and your
child are due any recompense at his expense. He's
also probably convinced himself the child is not his
and you are not the woman he thought you were when he married you. Add that to the idea he can categorize
you as a mental case, and where are you?
It still comes down to the old adage:
which party has the best lawyer!
Those laws re Dead Beat Dads are in effect. It's
the lawyers who get to pick and choose their clients.
Sorry, I don't mean to sound so callous. But you
asked about the Bush Administration's stand on
the topic. If the laws are on the books (and they
are), what the President's attitude is has little
bearing on the issue.
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Oh yeah, one more thing. The this is a state matter, not federal.
Are you trolling? Damn our compassion!
That's a matter for family court.
Document as much as you can to prove valid income on his behalf, and petition the court.
If my ex sis in law can commit welfare fraud, defraud the state, and get my brother thrown in jail over a measly 500 that his income tax would have taken care of when state law said he was ineligible to go to jail, then you can get the ex thrown in jail as well.
End of story.
You have to show he has the means to payy but is unwilling to pay.
At least, NY state law says that.
The judge ignored the law in my brother's case.
So I don't see why the judge won't conveniently ignore law in your favor, even if he doesn't have to.
Just curious, was it a joint decision of Mom and Dad to end the marriage?
W's administration has no jurisdiction over this matter just like it had no jurisdiction to allow you two to marry, divorce, or conceive a child.
If you'd like your account to remain active, it would behoove you to answer some of your many replies.
Every state in the Union has a collection agency that will get the support money for you. It is not the President's job, nor the congress's job to get it for you.
This is a State Court issue. You must take it up with them. If your ex is in violation of the divorce decree, I suggest you contact the attorney who handled your divorce and proceed from there.
All you have to do is get in touch with Social Services in your area if you have a legit case. They'll be all over him so quick his head will spin. They'll garnish his wages and they'll freeze his bank accounts.
