It's too easy for deadbeats to beat the system
(san antonio)
Deadbeat fathers have learned how to beat the system. They know they can go 3 months without making a payment before the attorney general will take any action. They also know that a payment is considered a payment no matter the amount. They know that even if they go to jail, they jails are so overcrowded they will more than likely be released early. They know that they are really the ones in control. My son's father was ordered to pay child support 6 years ago. He was making $10 payments every 3 months and the attorney general would hear our case in court because he was technically "making payments". I had to file a formal complaint with the ombudsman department at my local child support office. Finally we started going to court & it's been a unproductive cycle ever since. We go to court, he shows up with NO money, says he doesnt have a job, the judge gives him 30 days to find a job, and resets the court day. 30 days later he shows up again with NO money, the judge orders him to 180 days in jail, they haul him off, and he's released in 45 days due to the overcrowded jails in san antonio. He gets out and the cycle begins again. In August 08, instead of putting him in jail, the judge put him on '60 month unsupervised probation'. Not only have I not seen a payment but now I have to beg to attorney general to hear our case within that 60 months. I leftour last court hearing crying in frustration...he left smiling.
