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In reply to the discussion: Man Committed Suicide In McHenry Jail Cell over Child Support Payments [View all]missingthebigdog
(1,233 posts)17. The court records indicate that he was jailed two times
before this for contempt, and that those contempts were purged.
What that usually means is that he got behind on support and the court jailed him until he paid. So he had the money the previous two times, and jailing him worked.
It appears that at least some of the information being provided to the press is coming from his new significant other. In my experience, the new partner almost always resents the money the former wife is getting, so I would take her version of events with a grain of salt.
$20,000.00 a month seems like a lot, but it appears that he owned some type of janitorial company.
A link to the Court website, fwiw:
http://caseinfo.co.mchenry.il.us/pca/CaseView.jsp
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Man Committed Suicide In McHenry Jail Cell over Child Support Payments [View all]
ansible
Nov 2017
OP
The best lawyer in the world doesn't help when a judge has decided not to listen
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Nov 2017
#25
My friend just killed himself in jail - too many junkies clogging up the psych cells
hexola
Nov 2017
#10
You don't think when you bring a child into this world you hold a responsibility to educate them?
Egnever
Nov 2017
#12
My father paid 10 yrs. of hefty child support..angry..never acknowledged me again.
Tikki
Nov 2017
#30
"I suspect concern for the child's well-being was not a focal point of the divorce."
3catwoman3
Nov 2017
#19