Poll: What percentage of child support arrears do you believe is because the father refused to pay?
Invariably, when a mother claims to be owed arrears, or a father asking about the arrears he owes, the answers frequently center around derogatory comments about deadbeat dads and not supporting their kids.
How many do you think actually refuse to pay as opposed to being in arrears due to a job layoff or injury?
Child Support Enforcement does not advertise that they provide free legal representation to either parent (payor or payee), upon request, for an increase or decrease in support.
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I’ve known a couple guys that owe child support to their ex-girlfriends whom they’ve had children with. In all of these instances the dad was a complete deadbeat, and way to irresponsible to be having kids in the first place. It’s not even the fact that they refuse to pay, it’s the fact that they have no job and no money and choose to spend all the money they come by on weed or other drugs.
I’m sure there are different cases all around, I don’t judge guys who owe or can’t even pay child support, but in the cases I’ve seen it’s all been pretty much the same story.
I’d guess 50/50.
I’m not sure of others, but I have been laid off since November 2008 to present due to economy & construction. I have been paying just over $1200 per month of ordered payments out of my unemployment compensation for which I have not been able to pay any of my own bills and I cant get a loan due to now bad credit and credit score etc. I have to represent myself Pro-Se in court due to not affording a lawyer!!!
There is no relief in sight.
:( 