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LonePirate

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35. That was $20,000/month, not $20,000 total.

Sun Nov 26, 2017, 04:37 PM

Nov 2017

It should not take two years and hundreds of court appearances to change the financial details of a child support decision. It's not like he had to pay $200/month and failed to pay it for over 8 years. If he lost his job, then the spouse and the judge should have been more amenable to changing the support details unless he had a massive collection of assets to cover it. The fact that he was in jail for being unable to pay suggests he did not have the assets.

Regardless, how does jailing someone for failure to pay put them in a position to pay it? It doesn't matter if it was child support or a traffic fine or whatever. There are instances where an inability to pay is deemed no different (or even worse) than a refusal to pay. Jail time or serves as a vindictive measure that does not help resolve the problem. Now his offspring have lost their father.

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Man Committed Suicide In McHenry Jail Cell over Child Support Payments [View all] ansible Nov 2017 OP

Debtors prison claims another life. LonePirate Nov 2017 #1

"Debtors prison" is an over-reach... brooklynite Nov 2017 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Nov 2017 #31

"$20,000 monthly". nt oasis Nov 2017 #34

That was $20,000/month, not $20,000 total. LonePirate Nov 2017 #35

The Judge literally killed the goose that laid the golden eggs. no_hypocrisy Nov 2017 #2

I guess mother will have to support them. LisaL Nov 2017 #4

Sad thing is, this isn't the first...nor likely the last. Xolodno Nov 2017 #18

And MRA's gain another weapon Motownman78 Nov 2017 #3

Those guys(generic expression) will say pretty much anything irisblue Nov 2017 #14

Only 20,000 a month for child support? dubyadiprecession Nov 2017 #5

He had four children. LisaL Nov 2017 #6

Since when do 4 kids need 240k/year? BadgerKid Nov 2017 #22

When the father makes $1-2M/year. tammywammy Nov 2017 #24

He should have had less children. roamer65 Nov 2017 #33

All I can say is that he must have had a crappy lawyer. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2017 #7

Hard to know. LisaL Nov 2017 #8

The best lawyer in the world doesn't help when a judge has decided not to listen Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #25

We only see his side in that article treestar Nov 2017 #38

Can't know facts MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #9

My friend just killed himself in jail - too many junkies clogging up the psych cells hexola Nov 2017 #10

Yeah, let the junkies just fucking die. Stinky The Clown Nov 2017 #13

What is the obligation of the father to maintain a high pressure exboyfil Nov 2017 #11

You don't think when you bring a child into this world you hold a responsibility to educate them? Egnever Nov 2017 #12

The obligation does not extend to a married couple exboyfil Nov 2017 #16

My father paid 10 yrs. of hefty child support..angry..never acknowledged me again. Tikki Nov 2017 #30

Financial aid is contingent on parents income til the child is 26 yrs old Arazi Nov 2017 #36

Hmmmmmm..... I think there's probably a lot more to this story. yardwork Nov 2017 #15

It is the difference between affluence and wealth Sen. Walter Sobchak Nov 2017 #27

The court records indicate that he was jailed two times missingthebigdog Nov 2017 #17

He had multiple order of protections against him which he violated. tammywammy Nov 2017 #28

"I suspect concern for the child's well-being was not a focal point of the divorce." 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #19

Many countries dont have child support Nevernose Nov 2017 #20

I know a couple guys who are behind on their child support after losing jobs in 2009 nini Nov 2017 #21

There is a system MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #23

The problem is getting that big amount to get back to the lower rate nini Nov 2017 #32

Yes, it was horrible MaryMagdaline Nov 2017 #37

Sadly there is enough dishonesty on both sides dembotoz Nov 2017 #26