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Jail time after payments

by Mandi
(Delaware, Ohio)

My fiancee is currently facing jail time for child support arrears in Ohio. He has been working part time and has been paying whatever he can. When his family sold a property 4 years ago he paid up his support plus more. He has since had a difficult time finding consistant employment and is behind by about $7000 because he cannot make the full payments every month. He currently has his wages garnished and tries to pay on top of that each week. We have also managed to scrape together $1500 to try to pay towards the arrears but recieved word today from the public defender that the offer has been declined. They want the full amount or he needs to report to jail in 2 weeks for 60 days. If he does this he will lose his job and his son will get NO support. By the way, his license has also been suspended due to the arrears making it even more difficult to find a full time job. Needless to say his son NEVER goes without. He comes to our house whenever he wants and wears a $100 pair of sneakers purchased by us. We are always taking him places and doing countless activities with him. Things his mother could never do sleeping until 2 pm on a Sunday afternoon. She doesn't even do any grocery shopping, nothing but condiments in the fridge. To top it all off I am 7 months pregnant and my due date falls in the middle of the proposed jail sentence. I am self sufficient financially, but need his help since I have been haveing health issues during the pregnancy. How is putting my fiancee in jail help his son? The boy's mother called the child support office and said she didn't want him in jail either because then she would get no money. They said it's not up to her. Nice. Delaware County Ohio really does NOT have the best interst of the child in mind, just their own agenda.

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Nov 29, 2010
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Help!
by: Anonymous

I have a beautiful 1 year old daughter whom I have not seen since September. Since my daughter was born her mother has taken complete control and has even gotten my parents on her side. We went to court in September because she had filed for backpay...a week after she filed for child support. In September I had paid my child support up to date and due to the court hearing I lost my job. I have been unable to pay since then because I have been unable to find a job. I lost my car because I couldnt afford the rrapirs or insurance and I got evicted from my apartment. I currently work at Arby's making all I can make right now. I call my daughter's mother regularly and she refuses to let me see my daughter but she takes her to my parents house every weekend.

Apr 18, 2010
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My two cents :)
by: Anonymous

I just have to put my two sense in...I have been "collecting" child support from my ex husband for the past 9yrs. From the first time we went to court up til this day he has never paid the percentage NY state feels is a good percentage for two kids. He has always made me feel quilty tellin me he cant afford to live so I would agree to what he said he could afford.. Then he went and had another kid and that mother took him to court for support so he started cryin even more about not being able to live. I find in my own investiagting that he owns at least 9 rental properties and most recently that he has his own business. So I take him back to court because in August of 09 I stopped receiving payments with no word.. He was also at a job that paid him good money - he was there for 14yrs! Come to find out (at court) that he quit that 14yr job that is why payments stopped. He told me to my face that it is too hard for him to send the money in that it was so much easier for it to be taken out of his pay not him having to send it in. So at court he agreed to pay the usual weekly payment plus 70 towards his arrears until he was caught up. Well needless to say I again got a payment here and there and now it has been two months since I have recvd anything. He lies and plays games with me! He told my daughter a few weeks ago that (and I quote) "The money I have been making from my business I have been saving to start another business" took her to the building where he is starting this business, which is a restaurant and told her all about the name and sign that is being made.. This man has money. His house is gorgeous and he has two vehicles if not extras that he buys and sells. His wife has a job under the table plus collects SSI for herself and daughter plus child support for both her kids..So how is that ht system can let a man like this get away with this? They say they go to jail but if I dont file a violation then nothing happens! I work go to school and take care of three kids! I only make 8$ an hour so if I miss a day that is a BIG dent! I cant afford to keep missing days to file violations.. I think that the child support system should be rethought and revamped. Men that show they are really trying shouldnt be goin to jail at the drop of a hat and the ones who dont really care getting away with it.. Everything is screwed up in this state.. Or is it the country? I dont know anymore...

Apr 17, 2010
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not facing jail yet but....
by: Anonymous

My husbands pay has been being Garnished since the beginning of the year, so his checks went from 337.00 a week to half that 168.00. Then they forced us to take company insurance, which we couldn't afford before they garnishment,(we have a child together whom has been on medicaid since birth because we cant afford company health insurance.) so that dropped his take home to about 100.00 a week, and mind you that we did not know that they were going to do that so our child together is not on the insurance, she is still on k-chip. Then his ex took the kids to the doctor before they got their insurance cards, so they charged full price, so now he has to pay that also in garnishment form, so now his checks are 70 a week. How do they expect us to live, I mean I work, but it takes both checks to pay the bills. My in-laws are paying half our bills, phone and cable, insurance and electric, but we are still looking at losing our house. I dont know what to do, not that our child together is any more important than the others, but they are going to make us homeless to support those kids and it is not right at all. I look at it this way, if she can not support those kids without help from the state they need to award custody to us because before they started taking our money we could support them just fine without any help.

Apr 14, 2010
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Ohio CS Laws
by: Anonymous

My son had a very good job in Ohio when his child was born 3 years ago, he got laid off and has only had part time jobs that paid 1/4 what he was making, and the system keeps teling him that it will be at less two more years before they will look into lowering the support amount.He doesn't even make enough to pay the full amount,they have suspended his DL and he has been to court and if he is unable to get cought up by June he will be put in jail(what will that help) My son is a good person with no record and if he goes to jail that will just mess his whole life up, My husband and I have started paying it for him.
But what really is upsetting is that we do not even get to see the child, at first we could go to the mothers house and vist then the mother started telling my son that she didnt have time for him to come over then she stoped answering her phone, so he started just going with out calling and she wont come to the door or she meets him at the door and wont let him in. My husband and I have tried to call and go see the child but she does the same thing to us.Ohio has no rights for the Fathers, we just want to be a part of the childs life and share our love.
Any advise on what we can do?

Mar 16, 2010
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why the heck do i even bother trying
by: Anonymous

i am a father and my daughters mother is remarried and about to have another kid but still she haunts me i pay my child support and all but they keep puttin me in jail and i continue to get more and more behind and they just keep on and on so what do i do run no that want make it better but maybe keep me out a little longer

Mar 10, 2010
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same here
by: Anonymous

my fiance is going through the same thing and i am four months pregnant. We get his kids all the time and do whatever we can for them. We are having trouble finding a job with this low econamy. I think as long as you are trying to support and find a job, they should leave them alone! exspecially if he has other children in the home

Mar 05, 2010
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Geesh!
by: Anonymous

Paying is why they are attacking him,they only go after the ones who are trying!! And if the ex is on cah assitants thenno it is not up to her ! What it is ,is Ohio wants to be paid back for the money they gave her! Good luck and if you don't pay the arrears like they want then most likely going to jail! It sucks but men do not have any decisions and are not held to just being a loving father like it should be ,they just don't cae if the kids have a father they care if the state gets their money and the ex! Good Luck I hope the best for him!!

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