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Police Rounding Up Deadbeat Parents
Police Rounding Up Deadbeat Parents
Sep 18, 2008 07:40 AM EDT
Local police are rounding up deadbeat parents. The Livingston County Sheriff's Department and Michigan State Police are finishing up a month long countywide sweep looking for parents who aren't paying child support. From one door to the next, these sheriff's deputies are hunting down deadbeat parents, but finding parents who don't pay their child support isn't always easy.
Melissa Scharrer, Livingston County Friend of the Court: "They usually don't keep a current address with us."
No matter how difficult it is, this month long sweep has been already successful. Michigan state police and the sheriff's department have rounded up 40 parents who are at least $5,000 overdue in their child support.
Melissa Scharrer: "Kids are important and they usually can't rely on themselves. They need both parents for support."
Melissa Sharrer is the Livingston County Friend of the Court. She says not every parent behind on their payments are deadbeats. With the tough economy, more people just can't afford to support their kids.
Melissa Scharrer: "We're finding people who were good payers, who wanted to pay because of the economy or they lost their job, they've been unable to pay. Our Friend of the Court will work with people. We understand the economy is difficult."
But Scharrer says, far too often people don't respond when she offers to help, and that's why the officers keep knocking on doors looking for the people who won't pay instead of the ones who can't. The officer's have rounded up $27,000.
Sep 18, 2008 07:40 AM EDT
Local police are rounding up deadbeat parents. The Livingston County Sheriff's Department and Michigan State Police are finishing up a month long countywide sweep looking for parents who aren't paying child support. From one door to the next, these sheriff's deputies are hunting down deadbeat parents, but finding parents who don't pay their child support isn't always easy.
Melissa Scharrer, Livingston County Friend of the Court: "They usually don't keep a current address with us."
No matter how difficult it is, this month long sweep has been already successful. Michigan state police and the sheriff's department have rounded up 40 parents who are at least $5,000 overdue in their child support.
Melissa Scharrer: "Kids are important and they usually can't rely on themselves. They need both parents for support."
Melissa Sharrer is the Livingston County Friend of the Court. She says not every parent behind on their payments are deadbeats. With the tough economy, more people just can't afford to support their kids.
Melissa Scharrer: "We're finding people who were good payers, who wanted to pay because of the economy or they lost their job, they've been unable to pay. Our Friend of the Court will work with people. We understand the economy is difficult."
But Scharrer says, far too often people don't respond when she offers to help, and that's why the officers keep knocking on doors looking for the people who won't pay instead of the ones who can't. The officer's have rounded up $27,000.
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Permalink Reply by Dee on -
I had to post this because I read it and it angered me to no extent, especially this part...
Melissa Scharrer: "Kids are important and they usually can't rely on themselves. They need both parents for support."
Well in my opinion, children need both parents, period and NOT just for financial support. When was the last time there was a Police round-up for those who are keeping the children from the non-custodial parent? Why aren't THOSE parents being rounded up and labeled as deadbeats?
Oh, I forgot, it's because our state doesn't receive financial incentives for bringing families together.
Just sick!
~Dee~
Macomb County, MI
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Permalink Reply by Dee on
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Thank you Dennis!
At least I'm not the only one that hit a nerve with.
~Dee~
Macomb County, MI
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Permalink Reply by Steve Coleman on -
Wonderfully put StepMomster.
What a witch-hunt the government has created and most of society is fine with it because they feel that divorced fathers are up to no good. True scapegoating. Note how overwhelmingly non-custodial parents are the ones punished for "not following the rules". And the only reasoning is "they don't want to support their children". This is sick. Not how you never hear of a custodial parent thrown in jail. I guess this means that custodial parents are all perfect and never violate orders. Either that or the "family" courts see no problem with enforcing the laws only on the non-custodial parent and doing nothing when the custodial parent violates the orders.
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Permalink Reply by Dee on
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Thank you and Amen Steve!
I know our state has plenty of laws which should have sent my husbands ex to jail a long time ago, not to mention their judge getting fed up and ordering a provision to their existing court order stating BM would be thrown in jail if she violated his order again. Which of course she did within the same week or so and nothing happened.
But of course BM is going to do what she already knows she can get away with. That's like asking me if I could whoop her butt and get away with it, would I do it? That would go without saying ;-)
~Dee~
Macomb County, MI
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Permalink Reply by Dee on
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UNREAL!!
That is by far the most asinine thing I've ever heard of in my life!
~Dee~
Macomb County, MI
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Permalink Reply by Dee on
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OK, yeah that is definitely more asinine!
You win on that one ;-)
~Dee~
Macomb County, MI
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Permalink Reply by stuart showalter on -
This is why the people in that community, and everywhere, need to keep tabs on those enforcing the laws. Post people outside their homes in shifts, follow them where ever they go. You eventually find them doing something wrong.
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