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| Title: | Welcome to the Non-Custodial Parents Conference |
| Notice: | Please read 1.* before writing anything |
| Moderator: | MIASYS::HETRICK |
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| Created: | Sun Feb 25 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 420 |
| Total number of notes: | 4370 |
226.0. "NewsPaper Article from New Jersey" by MRKTNG::BROWN_K (KEN BROWN DCC/CIS DESKTOP CONSULTANT) Mon Aug 10 1992 09:02
Reprinted without permission Trentonian, Trenton, N.J.
Most dads aren't deadbeats
Our organization challenges the State of New Jersey to do it's job.
There is a constant litany of complaints that fathers aren't paying
child support. We Disagree. Many fathers do pay support but aren't
allowed to see their children because of an oppressive government
and vindictive custodial parents.
The following reasons are why fathers and children should be allowed
visitation rights with each other:
In the U.S., according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 38 percent or
approximately 6, 650,00 children have visitation access with the
non-custodial-parent interfered with by the custodial parent. In
95 percent of these cases it is the father who is being interfered
with.
In New Jersey this figure is approzimately 220,000 children having
visitation access interfered with. In 95 percent of these cases
it is the fathers who suffer interference.
Of the 38 percent of the fathers with visitation inteference, 45
percent pay child support on time and in full.
Fathers with enforcable visitation access pay child support on time
and in full 79 percent of the time.
Fathers with enforcable joint custody rights pay child support on
time and in full 90 percent of the time.
Fathers who are arrested in "DEADBEAT DAD" raids pay only 10-15
percent of child support owed. Most of these fathers don't or can't
see their children. Debtor's prision doesn't work and is illegal.
If New Jersey wants high child support compliance rates, they
should enforce both parts of a court order otherwise the whole
system is going to collapse. The collapse is already happening.
Child support collection rates have dropped considerably since 1988
and are now below 50 percent collection rate. New Jersey Taxpayers
are footing the enormous bill of support collections to the tune
of $500 million per year.
The bureacracy doesn't work. WHy doesn't the state get it's act
together and start enforcing the realities and working towards a
sane solution?
Child support is a two-way street. It is linked to access by
non-custodial parents with their children. Until government begins
to relaize this it is going to further the destruction of the
family and waste huge amounts of taxpayer's money.
Bruce Eden
Executive Vice President
N.J. COuncil for Children's Rights
Wayne, N.J.
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| 226.1 | Time to fight fire with fire | CSC32::HADDOCK | Don't Tell My Achy-Breaky Back | Mon Aug 10 1992 09:47 | 20 |
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Recently there has been a push in U.S. Congress to make interstate
flight to avoid child support a federal crime. I have seen several
radio and television interviews I have seen of members of this
so called commission ( I view it more of a witch-hunt ) that was
appointed to "study" the matter. When confronted by the facts
that men who have access to thier children are much more apt to
pay child support the answere is "Visitation is a separate issue.
let *them* worry about that". ***Excuse Me*** this commission
is supposed to study ways to increase child support, yet they
intetionally ignore one *major* problem in helping resolve the
issue in favor of "Stick it to 'em even harder".
I heard an interview with a man named David Tiebado (sp) who has
written a book called "Political Correctness, The Cloaning of the
American Mind". His openion is that "Politically Correct Multi-
culturalism" is "The McCarthyism of the 90's". I couldn't
agree more.
fred();
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| 226.2 | SUPERTAX!!! | PCCAD::DINGELDEIN | PHOENIX | Mon Aug 17 1992 09:00 | 21 |
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The honorable Pat Shroder is advocating the attitude that support and
visitation are "two seperate issues". I watched the hearings you are
mentioning on c-span. The bill is called "The Child Support Assurance
Act" and is to replace AFDC by mandating a "minimal financial
threshhold" for child welfare. One main theme was that a child has a
right to a parents income and is a right at birth. Thus the decoupling
of financial support from visitation and custody issues. The bill would
also attempt to "NATIONALIZE" child support guidelines.
I concur with your perception of "witch-hunt".
As I have stated in other notes this has become a "REVENUE" issue and
in the present enviroment congress will do almost anything to get more
money into the coffers. Need I say the writing is on the wall.
There was about 15 individuals testifying. All were either
beurocrats,politicians or employees of government agencies. NOT ONE
REPRESENTATIVE OF NCP'S!!!
One more thing. The support collection would be structured like
federal withholding and implemented by the IRS. Imagine trying to
reconcile any errors in the amout being paid or not being paid.
dan d
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| 226.3 | | AIMHI::RAUH | I survived the Cruel Spa | Mon Aug 17 1992 12:38 | 8 |
| AFDC is failing. It is costing government(s) major money. The
problem is that they <who ever is responsible> want to solve this
problem with a band-aid fix. By making NCP scape goats, the revenue
shortage is fixed. They don't look at the cheats, the frauds, those who
have children by unknown men or casual acquaintances. Scary, I am
starting to think that Dan Quale was right in his remark of AFDC being
an endowment vs a helping hand for those in need. And hence goes the
remarks of the views of this bill and child support/visitation.
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