Before reading “Mass. Should Rethink Child Support Debt”, I wanted to regain my knowledge on how child support plans work. Child support is a court ordered payment, typical in divorced parents to help the parent with custody pay for the child’s needs without having to on their own. Child support also pertains to single parents, and those with low-income rates. Judging by the title, this article can conclude that Massachusetts is losing money due to the child support system. The author takes an interesting route when starting off their argument, “Parents who default on child support payments don’t generally inspire a lot of sympathy; the notion of the “deadbeat dad” has long been fixed in the public consciousness, with punitive public policies …show more content…
The tone is clear cut and to the point. Basically the writer is showing that in this life period, a “deadbeat dad” and a single parent are normal. It sort of depressing to think about, how children have to grow up without a mom or without a dad, how the parents have to work so hard for money just to try to support their children. Since the writer is lacking feeling towards the parents, maybe one can conclude they are the ones to blame. Even though the author’s tone is dull and harsh, one can not speak lenient when the issue is a child’s life. Parents need to try their best to make the money they can to meet not only child support payment demands, but enough money to keep the child happy, educated, clothed, fed, etc. But the controversy is, some adults abuse the privilege of child support, “They also say they steer people who meet certain criteria — such as unemployment, disability, and incarceration — to interest-exemption and interest-waiver …show more content…
The more time I read this article the more invested I am in it. And I can not decide if I am the type of person who forcibly demands more and more money from this one parent trying to keep their job while raising a child like the author, or am I one to help the parent take short cuts and give them breaks. I have found that either way is a failed attempt. The Massachusetts child support court ordered system will lose money either way plain and simply because of what is asked of these unfortunate adults, “charges that don’t realistically match a parent’s financial means.” This key line highlights that a parent is being forced to pay money that they just do not have. As interest increases and the court wants more money it becomes an unreachable goal for a single parent. I believe child support is a lost cause, necessary, but lost. The government is willing to give out money to those in need, but they should not be expecting that full amount back in return. If the government doesn’t help these families, no one will. Some fortunate parents with well paying jobs can surprise the government, but most parents fall far below that portion of the
On a Saturday morning in February, while reviewing the credit report, Child Support was listed as a debt. On the following Monday morning, the NCP stated he contacted DHR and spoke with a child support caseworker. In April 2015, the NCP stated he received the first statement showing he owed $31,539.00 for child support with a coupon to pay $25.00 a week. The NCP stated at that time, he requested an administrative hearing, which he was granted.
Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed: On Not Getting by in America is a critically acclaimed investigative biography of a reporter going undercover to see how individuals manage to live on minimum wage across America. More specifically, Barbara was curious about how were “the roughly four million women about to be booted into the labor market by welfare reform going to make it on $6 or $7 an hour” (1)? Ehrenreich developed a plan and some rules for her undercover research for finding jobs, housing, and living expenses. The research for this book covered a span of three states, Florida, Maine, and Minnesota, between spring of 1998 and summer of 2000.
Eran Gregory Edwards will be allowed to visit Addilyn Grace Edwards anytime desired as long as a 24 - hour notice must be in place. 5. Eran Gregory Edwards agrees to pay Jamie Christina Richards child support in the amount of $400.00 dollars a month. 6. Under no circumstances should Addilyn Grace Edwards be able to visit the home of Eran Gregory Edwards unless supervised by Jamie Christina Richards, due to the following; Jessica Janette Parish Fine, Criminal records, Interlock Ignition Device, anger issues, alcohol and drug use.
Father further argues that the trial court erred by failing to hold Mother in contempt for violating the circuit court’s order with regard to father’s visitation of the minor children. Further, Father alleges that the circuit court erred in finding him in contempt for failing to satisfy his child support obligation. For the reasons that follow, the Court lacks jurisdiction to consider whether the trial court erred in failing to find mother in contempt. Further, we hold the circuit court did not err in finding Father to be in contempt. A.
In 1980 the Congress overhauled this child protection regime with the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act (AACW). The compromise put into place from the RC vs. Alabama changed the (AACW) to better fit everyone. After the ruling of the RC vs. Alabama case, the need to make rules declined as the need to customize and adapt arose. “programs that once focused on financial redistribution increasingly link transfer payments to services, and the services are increasingly customized to the needs of individual recipients” (Noonan, K. G., Et Al.,
This now deducts more of your time to be with your spouse, which may add more moral issues. The Child Support Law allows you to have non custodial parents to formally assist in finances and help cover any family matter such as divorce, separation, and custody. Child
22) Those who abandon an infant or refuse to financially, academically, spiritually or socially-support that child or children, shall be banished. Parent(s), who violates child-support laws, will have ten percent of their bi-weekly income garnished for each child under 16 years of age. If garnishments should render one bankrupt, the violator shall be banished. 23) Non-holiday drunkenness or intoxication on working hours will cause removal from employment for one day with a warning and banishment for two offenses thereafter. 24)
"Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together. " This quote by Marilyn Monroe represents the two fathers. in Little Things,The father's relationship with his wife falls apart. The father in Today Will Be a Quiet Day has a good relationship with his children.
In the article “Do child support awards cover the cost of raising children?” goes into great detail about issues with child support and expenses for the child. The article states “Many of these women receive partial child support payment or none at all...single-parent families can be improved only if child support payments are paid on a regular basis and reflect the cost of raising children.” This supports Fantasia lyrics when single mothers did not get the full payment of child support. The song and the article presents the idea that if fathers made the full payment then the child can be supported fully.
Knowing that there are so many flaws in the system makes me cringe, because there shouldn’t be that many flaws in a professional system. These children need someone that can fix their situation, they need someone who can find the children who are not getting reported, they need someone who cares and can help them without these flaws. Another issue in the article I had is that people were blaming other people and I think they should look at the bigger picture and just fix the problem. The last thing that I had an issue with is why is the system that is actually working for children in Florida, why aren’t they trying the system out all of the world is it working so
While in college, he returned often to his brother’s home and often to Mr. Carson’s home during summers and holidays. Mr. Carson claimed that he provided David with financial support while he was in college, gave him financial and moral advice, and attended David’s graduation from college. Id. When Mr. Carson sought two weeks of FMLA leave to care for his grandson, his request was denied despite his claim that he was a “parent” under the FMLA to David.
Foster kids can spend their entire adolescent years in a hospital. Regardless of how inhumane their imprisonment is the state’s priorities when it comes to financially supporting these children is repulsive. While the state does technically provide money for foster kids in college, only 3% of foster kids will receive a degree due to incompetent education provided by the state and not being allowed to focus on school. Money is only spent to oppress and belittle the kids instead of raise
The Federal Healthy Marriage Initiative can strengthen marital and family relationships by providing low-income families with the programs they need to sustain their marriages and build relational skills (Wilcox). Raising children is expensive. Expanding the child tax credit will provide additional financial relief to low-income
They should use the money they get from people to support the daycares or families that are low income families. “The idea of government support is, or should be, to assist working citizens. Low income parents should get help with child care. Being able to work should be the goal and it encourages people to support and better themselves rather than depend on the government as much. If assistance is given with child care it may reduce the amount of other services provided.
They were living in Palmdale where his father lived until, Cathy Osborn, Gardner’s mother gained the full custody of his child and moved with him in Lawndale, California (Relative of Gardner’s mom comes to her defense, 2010, para. 17). John Albert Gardner III’s mother was a psychiatric nurse (John Albert Gardner III, 2017, para.2). In 1990, Osborn got remarried, and Gardner described is stepfather as a better father than his real father (Relative of Gardner’s mom comes to her defense, 2010, para. 24). Gardner’s biological father did not pay the child support payments of $70 per month that he owed and failed to pay to Cathy Osborn (Relative of Gardner’s mom comes to her defense, 2010, para.