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Child Support Should Be A Felony

Child Support Should Be A Felony

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 1 month ago
There are so many of us parents that are fighting a deadbeat parent both men and women. It takes two people to have a child and by law both parents are responsible for providing for their child. Which brings me to the issue of deadbeat parents I personally am fighting a deadbeat father; he is behind over twenty three thousand dollars in child support. Here in Tennessee non-payment of child support is only a misdemeanor and not a felony, therefore when a deadbeat parent has a warrant for contempt of juvenile court they will not extradite the deadbeat from another state. This is where we need your help. Please sign the following petition so we can have this law changed. Owing back child support should be a felony and we want this law to change now! I know that if any of you are like I am, it is hard to live pay check to pay check and you get very frustrated knowing that your deadbeat parent is getting away with not paying what is court ordered to you not to mention what is rightfully owed to your children. NOT PAYING COURT ORDERED CHILD SUPPORT IS A CRIME AND SHOULD BE TREATED AS ANY OTHER CRIME. JAIL TIME! Thank you for your support in advance!

Updates

August 21, 2007

The stories coming in from other parents confirm that this issue is widespread and causing deep financial hardship for families across the state. Send an email to your local representative today to demand that non-payment of child support is reclassified as a felony. Post this link on your Facebook feed so we can build the pressure needed to change the law.

August 21, 2007

The momentum behind this push proves we are tired of being ignored. Post this link to your Facebook timeline right now to keep the pressure on our state officials. Call your representative today and demand they reclassify these debts.

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Robert Hill
19 years ago Featured

Sick of deadbeats getting away with it.

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Michelle Fuentes
19 years ago Featured

My kids father owes over 15k and just laughs about it. He moved states and thinks he is untouchable. This law is broken.

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Jason Garcia
19 years ago Featured

Its theft plain and simple. If you owe that much money you should be locked up regardless of what state you are in.

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Lisa Nair
19 years ago Featured

My ex hasnt paid a dime in 3 years. He works under the table and thinks hes so smart. Tennessee needs to get serious about this.

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David Young
19 years ago Featured

Total joke that they can just run off to another state and the cops wont do anything because its only a misdemeanor. Hold these people accountable.

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Sarah Powell
19 years ago Featured

Struggling every month while they spend money on themselves is just wrong. FIX THIS!!

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Anonymous
10 years ago

I am dealing with issues as well. My ex is in Texas, Me in ohio. He owes back childsupport of over 34 thousand dollars, I've been begging ohio for help but they say Texas must do the enforcement. Texas took him court put him on 5 year probation, he got off in a year with only 2 payments ever made. My family continues to struggle to pay bills, visiting food banks to make it, I have no idea about him. I haven't had contact with him in years. We have 4 children together. I had to have my csea case manager messaged the one in texas to see about his license being suspended, Every time he gets a job, they withhold, he quits. It's a never ending chain. Something somewhere needs to be done, And it needs to be done. Nation wide. There are plenty of people going through what we are. And that is a crime.

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