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PLEASE HELP THE SINGLE PARENTS...

by SAMANTHA BOYD
(AUSTIN,TX)

I'm a custodial parent and I must say that the laws in Texas are more favorable to a parent that is on government assist vs. a single mom that has to take up 2 jobs-to compensate for the absence of financial help from the NCP. My daughter is now 13years old and the TX AG office has done nothing! When she was 2 years old, I gave them his SS#, address, ph# .etc and he was now just set up on WW last year. He went into hiding and took jobs that paid him under the table. The AG office does not pick up the phone to call him, his parents, relatives or anything to see why I had to get on Government assistants due to him not paying child support. All they do is send them out letters and tell me to call them back within 30days for a follow up on the case. Not once has he or any other NCP served time in jail as the laws say he's supposed to. I think if we actually enforced the "contempt of court" order and actually put these men in jail...the single parents would have some sort of leverage and more of a guarantee on collecting the child support vs. waiting until the NCP is collecting IRS refund or SSD. Can someone help us single parents?

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Jul 07, 2008
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Exactly
by: Sue

I have the same situation but with a bio-mom, she owes over $50,000.00 in support and the AG's office and the Courts for that matter refuse to hold her accountable for her actions - or lack there of!!! The system needs a complete and total overhaul as it fails more children each day than anyone can really count!!! it's the sad truth of our lovely legal justice system!

Jul 07, 2008
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WV CS Laws Are No Good Either!!!
by: Selena

I gave my case worker my sons fathers full name, social security #, tag # to his vehicles, addresses to the two businesses he had, his mothers address and phone number and a address where I thought he lived. He had 2 open cases already in the system for which he was paying child support. I went to court the Family Law Master told me that they tried to serve the papers but couldn't find him and the state had no further interest to pursue my case and that it was within my best interest to obtain a lawyer. If I could afford an attorney obviously I wouldn't have went to Family Court and represented MYSELF!! Hello are they serious?!?! However, if I was on state assitance I can't confidently say that they would do whatever to find him so that the state could receieve their money back!!! But because I am a struggling mother working and doing things on my own, THEY DO NOT CARE!!!!!!!!!!!

Jul 03, 2008
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I am right there with you!
by: Anonymous

I am with you girl!! I have gone thru the same things with the office in AR I just talked to the OCSE and asked why they didn't call my ex and they told me it doesn't do any good to call because the non custodial parent won't answer the phone so they don't want to waste their time trying to call!! The laws are messed up and the office told me if I don't like it then I should write my congressman!! Sometime, Somehow things need to change so our children will get the support they deserve and are entitled to. After all why should the ex get away with not paying support if they were not paying their taxes they would be arrested. So where does it seem the goverment's priorities lie???

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