re: Deadbeat Parents Put on Pizza Boxes

viciousrumours — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:35:26 GMT

Until you've been on the receiving end of the state coming at you, don't be in such a rush to judgement. The media is all in a rush to paint you the picture of the poor pitiful custodial mommy who just can't make ends meet...but less heard from is the father that can't get a fair hearing from the courts and has to work three jobs to pay child support while his ex-wife sits at home and does nothing.

I'm a custodial mother and I've had to stop the state from raising my ex-husbands child support three times. I've actually had to sign affidavits saying I don't want them to do it. They wanted to raise it to $950 a month because they say that's what "his income will allow". What they don't take into account is the fact that he's remarried and has a wife and two children to support.

Yes, there are non-custodial parents out there who shirk their duties, not all of them are men though...and not all non-custodial parents are dead-beats. Many of them really can't afford the burden placed on them by the state. Before you start slinging stones at all non-custodial parents, do a little research.