HELP

by Harry Bostwick
(Tomey Alabama)

I AM REAL CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMERICAN TAX PAYERS DOLLARS BEING WASTED. LET ME TRY TO EXPLAIN, THIS WOULD BE ONE OF MANY SUCH CASES HANDELED BY OUR STATE AGENCYS AND YES, IT IS FUNDED BY FEDERAL MONEY THROUGH GRANTS, I HAVE A GRANDSON THAT I AGREED TO TAKE IN AFTER HE WENT TO CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AND TO COURT FOR ABUSE BY HIS FATHER. THE JUDGE AWARDED HIM TO ME ON 7/30/07 I THOUGHT THAT WAS IT BUT NO, HIS FATHER CONTESTED SO HERE GOES $2000.00 TO AN ATTORNEY AND AGAIN THE SAME JUDGE AWARDED HIM TO ME AGAIN ON THE 26 DAY OF SEPTEMBER OF 2007. SO IN THE MEAN TIME I HAD TO PAY $90.00 TWICE A WEEK TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR THERAPY THAT I HAD TO DISCONTINUE BECAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD IT ANY MORE. ALL THIS IS THE FAULT OF HIS FATHER PLUS DENTAL COST TO FIX HIS TEETH AND MEDICAL CARE, THIS SHOULD BE PAYED BY HIS PARENTS NOT ME.

I WENT TO MADISON CO. CHILD SUPPORT AND FILLED OUT PAPER WORK ON 10/18/07. ON 10/30/07 I WENT FOR AN INTERVIEW NOW ONCE A MONTH HE GETS $60.00 IN FOOD STAMPS AND $160.00 IN CASH THIS IS YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WASTE. MY GRANDSONS PARENTS ARE BOTH WORKING AT THE TIME BEING, DON’T YOU THINK THE CHILD SUPPORT AGENCY COULD BE MORE EFFICENT? WHY SHOULD MY GRANDSON HAVE TO WAIT A YEAR OR MORE FOR HELP? WHY WASTE TAX PAYERS MONEY BY COLLECTING STATE MONEY WHEN THE PARENTS ARE WORKING AND SHOULD BE PAYING? ALSO, THIS LITTLE AMOUNT OF MONEY WILL NOT SUPPORT A 17 YEAR OLD THAT DRIVES TO SCHOOL WHERE HE IS ONE OF THE TOP STUDENTS. HE IS TAKING PREC MACH AND HAS BEEN OFFERED A SCHOLARSHIP.

SOON HE WILL BE PAYING TAXES AND I HOPE THEY WON'T BE WASTED LIKE THIS. I WILL GET HIM THROUGH ALL OF THIS BUT, WHAT ABOUT ALL THE WASTED TALENT AND FUTURE TAX DOLLARS THAT WE WON'T GET FROM THE OTHER KIDS IN THIS SITUTAION THAT DON’T HAVE ANYONE TO STAND BY THEM. MY GRANDSON WAS FORGOTTEN BY THE SYSTEM, NOW I WAS TOLD BY ONE OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICALS BEING PAYED TO HELP US WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS BY EMAIL ON 2/4/08 THAT I HAD 3 OPTIONS:

1. DO NOTHING (bad option)

2. HIRE A ATTORNEY (THAT WOULD COST ME)

3. WAIT ON STATE GOV. CHILD SUPPORT (another bad option)


SOME ADVICE, I SAY DO SOMETHING! THAT’S WHAT WE PAY GOV. OFFICIALS FOR.