tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post2809133078196454554..comments2024-02-19T09:57:54.701-08:00Comments on The Angry Dad: Supreme court hears case on jailing dadsGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16032672334544228703noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-73607394360006035002011-04-02T17:14:24.800-07:002011-04-02T17:14:24.800-07:00I've been following Turner v. Rogers because o...I've been following Turner v. Rogers because of my dedication to protecting indigents' rights and I can totally see the frustration with the double standard Texas seems to suggest— <br /><br />Yet I completely understand why they argue as they do. And also, why they'll likely persuade the Justices. For Texas and the other states acting as amici, this is all about keeping federal control of how states run their child support systems to a minimum. They want to preserve wide latitude in how they administer programs. And, in truth, that's precisely what the Court is looking to hear these days.<br /><br />Sad but true, it looks bad for Mr. Turner and indigent defendants in the states that refuse council.Zachary Cloudhttp://zacharycloud.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-79679449974253400262011-03-28T20:23:08.533-07:002011-03-28T20:23:08.533-07:00To state that the custodial parent is acting pro s...To state that the custodial parent is acting pro se is a falsehood. In 2009 child support enforcement authorities in the state of Florida filed over 59,000 motions for contempt against non-custodial parent who were in arrears. (Amici App. 4a). A custodial parent is not acting on its own if there enforcement agencies are filing motions on their behalf. The true balancing test would come if a determination was made on how many of the contemnors were able to file a motion on their own. It is doubtful that these indigent and often uneducated individuals understand what a motion is and the purpose that they are used for, but the counsel that they are provided with would know these functions. <br />-WLNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081447.post-17518125321171460512011-03-26T13:04:05.994-07:002011-03-26T13:04:05.994-07:00I am curious how would you propose encouraging a f...I am curious how would you propose encouraging a father to pay child support, if he goes to great lengths to avoid it and his children suffer as a result of his endeavors? <br /><br />I know of cases where the father abandons his kids, moves away, starts over with a new honey, and amasses thousands of dollars in child support arrearages - and refuses to provide for the children HE fathered with his ex wife. Kids are on welfare while their sperm donor takes trips to the Bahamas and lives like a king. This is shameful! <br /><br />What about the children's rights?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com