Man Over pays Child Support, And visits his son too much, Sentenced to 180 Days in Jail

[Ms. Toad]

24. Nothing in the article,

Other than the man's angry comment supports the assertion that he overpaid or over visited.

The rest of the article says he was paid up (not overpaid - and that he had been close to $3000 in arrears - not necessarily his fault, but having been in arrears and having caught up is different from overpaying).

As far as overvisiting - the "Court documents also reveal Hall wasn't following the court's scheduled times to pick his son up for visitation." (not that he was over-visiting; that he wasn't following the visitation schedule - and particularly if there is hostility between the parents, popping up when mom isn't expecting him, even if he is visiting too much, is likely to be an issue).

It isn't clear why the jail time was imposed. He did walk out of court, apparently, but the video feed says that occurred after he was held in contempt (which would likely have included the jail time). Apparently, his attorney didn't bother to file a motion for reconsideration - so she does not seem to be serving her client terribly well.

As far as the extra money sought (and awarded by the judge) - if mom had to pay attorneys to chase him to pay his support (as it appears she did), he ought to be reimbursing her. If he can establish that it wasn't his fault (his employer was withholding an incorrect amount through no fault of his own) and that there is no evidence that the court served him with a new visitation order - that is a different matter. (Although that evidence should have been presented at the hearing - after the hearing, it is pretty hard to get new evidence in - another failure by his attorney.)