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1. next we will be paying the custodial parents car insurance house note, breast implants, state and federal income taxes and the bankruptcy trustee. i am more pissed on this than the legislative pay raise.

   jarrett | 2008-06-25 - 04:44:15 PM (CDT)

2. Men: don’t have a child in the U.S. Just don’t do it. Let’s have a general strike on babymaking. I MEAN IT. If birth rates plummeted as a result of these kinds of hikes, they’d get the message.

   The male birth control pill will be out in only a couple of years. That should even the damn playing field somewhat.

   Jeff | 2008-06-25 - 12:46:01 AM (CDT)

3. In this economy where the cost of transportation, food, etc. has quadrupled, a person paying child support might as well just kill himself. Poor non custodial parents are just existing to pay everyone else. More wealthy individuals are loosing thier assets, licenses etc.

   There is no incentive for custodial parents to reconcile or marry, because they can make decisions without paying for the consequence.

   In essence, Child support is taxation without representation. It prevents non custodial parents the right to pursue happiness. It is excessive, and difficult to get rid of the financial burden. If a payer is not employed or under employed there is no way for him to reconcile with his family and say buy a car, house, etc.

   How is this instant gratification going to affect children in the long run?

   I know some people are just deadbeats, but they don’t care about loosing priviledges or paying anyway. The people who pay would pay anyway if they had money.
   I think that child support is just politics, and the goverment making money.

   As a matter of fact, why can’t you make payments directly to your children? Father’s should have the satisfaction of cashing their checks and picking up the kids for shopping, school supplies, ect. or whatever.

   Why is it that, a father who is out of work (In this economy) buried with extra child support debt, in addition to revoked licenses etc.

   Without licensing and control of your finances, most poeple will never be able to pay child support let alone live a legitimate life themselves.

   How does that help the children?

   Non custodial parents are giving up, and going under ground. Before child support, people were still helping children with homework, activities, etc. Now, because of the way child support system is enforced, and abused, People are starting to hate. Look at the rise in people going nuts and bumping off there ex, children, or both.

   Get a grip legistators, this corrupted child support system is causing more harm than good for the future!

   Parris A. | 2008-06-26 - 10:48:11 PM (CDT)

4. The bottom line is Title IV-D ruins lives. Legistlators, judges, senators, congress, social services, DHS we are on to you and the word is getting around very quickly that you are making huge profits off the backs of our children. This is just another way to make sure that there are plenty of lobster dinners and champange wishes for everyone that abuses the child support system for their OWN GAIN.
   Wake up people do not believe the great "child support" lie!

   Stop the Title IV-D funding and see how fast nobody in the HOUSE is interested in "child support" any longer.

   Here is an even BETTER IDEA! Lets take the unrestricted Title IV-D funds that are given almost dollar for dollar paid by the federal government to the state government and give it to the custodial parents so the children can play ball or dance or whatever their little hearts desire!
   Lets see how interested they will be when the funds come out of their UNRESTRICTED BILLIONS actually have to be used for the children! If you did this across the nation every CUSTODIAL PARENT would be making over 100,000 One Hundred Thousand Dollars a year.
   Now that would buy some baseball equipment.

   The way I see it our children are suffering and failing because the state gives incentive for divorce and multiple children from multiple fathers.
   The current "child support" system is nothing more than a modern day peonage and the state is the master.
   Look up RICO we should all be suing under the RICO act. If this isn’t a rackett I don’t know what is.
   Oh yeah, almost forgot:

   TITLE IV-D (social services law) monies paid to the state are unrestricted and are often times used for JUDGES RETIREMENT FUNDS!
   So, do you think you are going to get a fair shake from a judge that is politically motivated to MAKE MONEY? Best interest of the children maybe?
   Me either.

   This is the downfall of the American Family the BACKBONE OF OUR COUNTRY!
   DR. PAUL deliver us from this oppression and corruption!
   I live in Missouri, but it the same everywhere; abysmal.

   www.f4j.us
   www.getyourjusticelive.com

   Mike Russo | 2008-06-27 - 12:27:35 PM (CDT)

5. Legislators aren’t worried about their constituents. They’re just worried about where the next lobbyist is going to take them out to dinner or tripling their own salaries. The only things you can count on in Louisiana: taxes, death & corrupt politicians.

   JR | 2008-06-27 - 12:35:23 PM (CDT)

6. This is so unjust. I just had my support payments raised 300 and my ex doesn’t work-she left me for an MD. Between support and ins premiums I putting out over $1000 a month out of my teacher’s salary. My ex is also a teacher, but she now stays home.

   Heath | 2008-06-28 - 03:30:53 PM (CDT)

7. Title IV-D of the social security act is federal incentive money that drives fit willing parents out of the lives of children. If you want to get a better understanding of the issue here are a couple sites to check out.
   www.myspace.com/familyrights
   http://www.scribd.com/people/view/102440-dougdante
   www.daddyblogger.com
   www.laryholland.com

   Joemaflage | 2008-06-30 - 10:26:47 AM (CDT)

8. Dear Louisiana Folks:

   Your fabulous state is PAID to FORCE the removal of a fit, willing, loving and caring parent from the life of his (or her) child(ren). The family law court system cares about ONE thing-THE MONEY. The money that pays their salaries, hires more judges, pays off attorney’s fees, pays for the conciliators and custody evaluators to do their job-which is to strip MORE fit, willing, loving and caring parents out of the lives of their children!!

   And, why do they do this? Because they can, because no one wants to believe it is really happening.

   The divorce industry is a multi-billion dollar industry. That’s multi-BILLION dollars, folks. And, guess what most legislators do for a living, before shafting you once they’re elected-yes, they shaft you as an attorney. Do you really think they are going to favor and pass Equal Parenting legislation?

   Not until YOU stand up, for your rights as a parent, and for those of your children, and literally force them to.

   Please, STOP the CHILD ABUSE. Denying a child the love, care, guidance and nurturing of a fit, willing and able parent is child abuse!!

   PhillipW. | 2008-06-30 - 08:36:39 PM (CDT)

9. Fight the divorce and child custody industry by contacting everyone of your politician about their support of equal child custody legislation for all fit parents and economic child support rates not income based rates. Children are entitled to both of their parents and parents should be equally accountable for their food, clothes, medical treatment and housing but no more than that. What is it going to take for fathers, their friends and families to become politically active. Vote for Equal Parenting and vote against parental descrimination.

   Darrick | 2008-07-02 - 10:54:48 AM (CDT)

10. Typical...what’s next? I’ll be damned if I pay for "extras" for a child I cannot get access to, while the court gives my ex a slap on the wrist everytime she denies me time with our child! Especially when I can barely keep up with the medical bills for my other child living with me. I suppose my first child is more important than my second? Where is my second child’s protection? My wife and I both work very hard while my ex sits on her behind, unfortunately... I had a lawyer tell me that I would be better off if my wife and I divorced! The more we make the more the ex gets! Wife got a job, ex got more CS. I got a second job, ex got more CS! Nothing helps! Such BS!!

    Mike | 2008-07-03 - 07:06:41 PM (CDT)

11. Jesus, it’s time for this country to collapse and start over. The laws are in-sane, the families in this country are suffering because of rich idiots making rules without understanding the impact.
    It’s time for change.

    Noah | 2008-07-06 - 02:41:11 PM (CDT)

12. KILL EVERYONE. OLD TESTAMENT, BITCHES!!!

    IRISH | 2008-07-09 - 08:23:43 AM (CDT)

13. I think you have all lost your minds. A man who has been divorced becaue he chooses to be a lazy bum and to stay underemployed should be held accountable for atleast making enough money to raise his child. He should not be able to laugh at the child’s mother and provide nothing while avoiding his visitation any time he wants. I am personally responsible for raising my daughter and I pay for all extra activities and clothes. The amount of money that her father pays is a drop in the bucket to what I spend on her. I will be happy to be accountable for where that money goes. It won’t take many receipts. As far as him being able to move on with his life and live in a much better and more expensive home than that of his child, he should rot in hell for it. He should also pay for the abuse he exposes his child to in that wonderful new home.

    Charlie | 2008-08-05 - 01:15:03 AM (CDT)

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