Entries from March 2008

Irony, Cancer, Illness, Divorce, Fat People, Forgive…WHY?

Date March 31, 2008

Both of my children told me this week they are proud of me and how I’ve always worked (sometimes two jobs) to support them, no one ever paid my bills for me, I never received any type of assistance and my ex paid child support and …Read full story

Things You Need to Know

Date March 31, 2008

If you are not the primary caregiver to a child and you are no longer married, immediately go in and request a change in your status. It takes months to get the payments on child support lowered, so you need to start that paperwork …Read full story

What is “Support” and Why is the mother the centre of the system?

Date March 31, 2008

So she is the most leveraged place for support. If we are to find a better way of helping all children have the best chance of meeting their potential it will have to be when we put the mother and child in the centre of our world. …Read full story

Ways to Make Them Pay

Date March 29, 2008

Illinois’ ranking among the country’s worst states on the issue of child support collection is getting a little better thanks to its new hit-em-where-it-hurts policy of denying hunting and fishing licenses to people who are behind on …

SEAN LEVERT JAILED FOR FAILING TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT

Date March 29, 2008

The baby brother of late singer Gerald Levert was sentenced to 22 months in jail for failing to pay child support.Sean Levert reportedly owes $85427.68 in back child support for his three children - ages 11, 15 and 17. …

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Date March 29, 2008

The court awarded mother $3.00 per week in child support—my dad had to pay that too. My father was ordered him to leave the house and not to harm mother in any way–or so the court papers stated. abe-betty-teddy, originally uploaded by …

What have we done for Alaska?

Date March 29, 2008

HB 354, Hard-to-Place Child Subsidy/Child Support – This bill creates clear guidelines for subsidizing adoption of children who have physical and mental conditions that make them difficult to place. It also allows Child Support Services …

*WTF?!? Files: Cancel Your Maury Booking….

Date March 29, 2008

All you have to do is spit on it, send it to a lab and then get your cell phone ready to call the baby’s daddy for child support pick-up once the results come to you by mail. Sounds easier than booking an apperance on the king of …

Westchester Recognized For Child Support Enforcement

Date March 29, 2008

White Plains, NY - For the sixth year, Westchester County’s Office of Child Support Enforcement has been recognized by New York State as having the most improved performance among large counties statewide.

New state program withholds hunting, fishing permits for 'deadbeat

Date March 27, 2008

A program launched several years ago withholds professional licenses, such as medical or accounting licenses, from parents behind in their child support. In January, the state began sending warning notices to deadbeat parents …