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Old 09-13-2007, 04:47 PM   #105 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mytmouse57 View Post
Oh, Jaysus, Joe.. don't even get me started on how the State of Idaho (the state in which I was divorced) treats non-custodial parents. Yes, I've heard of both non-custodial mothers and fathers getting taken to the cleaners.

There NEEDS to be some reform on child support laws. I'm all for nailing jerks who deliberatley don't pay it. But there has to be some regard for the non-custodial parent (which is usually a father) just being able to freakin' live and keep a roof over his own head... and have a decent place when his kids come to visit.

When I lost the good job I'd had at the time of my divorce, and my income become less than a third of what it had been, the burden was all on me to wade through a mile-high stack of paperwork and hearings to get my support payments adjusted. Meanwhile, of course, I got behind, and the state was threatening to pull my driver's license and all sorts of other nasty crap. Yeah.. like, think about that one. No driver's license means it would make it very difficult for me to find/keep a job.. you freakin' retards.

The "best" one I'm aware of happened to a friend of mine, who was working on becoming a master electricitan. Anyway, when he got behind, the state tried to pull his electrictian's license.

HELLO.. anybody home upstairs? The dude owes you money, so it's NOT the smartest thing to take away his BEST POSSIBLE SOURCE OF INCOME!!!!???

Anway.. sorry for the rant. But again, there simply has to be reform on this crap. The burden should be on the state to look at your income, weigh it against a reasonable cost of living in your area -- not luxury, just basic living expenses -- and take not more than one penny of what you can afford.

It should be a flat percentage. If your job changes and you make less, it should go down accordingly. If you get a new job/promotion, and are making more... it should go up accordingly.

Just my opinons on the matter.
Don't feel like you should apologize for this, Mouse. Child support laws really do merit some change. Destroying the non-custodial parent financially(legally) is where some parents have problems in making those support payments. I was divorced in Wisconsin.The ideal situation that you described is in fact the law there. 17% of gross pay for the support of one child; I think it may be 25% for 2 children, but I'm not exactly sure; as I only have one son. It is however, on a sliding scale basis that does make allowances for such things as promotions and unemployment yearlybut the change must be filed with the court for verification of such. They also have a provision which can assess the amount of support based upon the ability proven to earn more.