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70. DING DING DING! Mackerel, you're our grand prize winner!

Wed Oct 29, 2014, 01:26 PM

Oct 2014

Last edited Mon Jun 26, 2017, 01:35 PM - Edit history (5)

Someone should have helped set-up the accounts first off and taken a lot of the temptation away...
And the court should have assigned that "someone" to supervise the deal, rather than "depend" on her, the lawyer, her mother, or the baby daddy. Why did they give her so much time anyway? The deadline should have been the week after she got the crowdfunding money, if not sooner.

(T)hose who donated to her may not donate to another in a similar circumstance in the future...
Yes -- Taylor's children are the real losers in this, along with the children of those whose parents would do the right thing if they were to get the opportunity to stand in Taylor's shoes.

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Phoenix mom misses deadline for kids' trust fund [View all] alp227 Oct 2014 OP

Some people should never be allowed to have kids (nt) bigwillq Oct 2014 #1

If you can't understand what this lady is going through savalez Oct 2014 #4

My parents never left me in a hot car. bigwillq Oct 2014 #5

How do you know they didn't? savalez Oct 2014 #7

They told me bigwillq Oct 2014 #8

It wasn't a hot car Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #18

I am only going on what it said in the story bigwillq Oct 2014 #26

Not your fault, just more sloppy "journalism" Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #28

Ok. bigwillq Oct 2014 #29

It was a 100 degrees inside the car. LisaL Oct 2014 #41

Is 100 degrees inside the car not hot enough for you? LisaL Oct 2014 #36

I was going to say it is routinely 100 degrees outside in Phoenix JonLP24 Oct 2014 #65

Thanks Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #71

You go sit in a closed car in "mild" weather. Calista241 Nov 2014 #94

I grew up in Phoenix JonLP24 Oct 2014 #64

Were you left alone bigwillq Oct 2014 #66

I'm not sure what her choices were as a homeless woman JonLP24 Oct 2014 #68

Thanks for getting back. bigwillq Oct 2014 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Nov 2014 #82

Poor people? CreekDog Oct 2014 #62

No, just folks who leave their kids alone in a car (nt) bigwillq Oct 2014 #67

To be fair, I've seen much worse parents than this who just keep popping them out... Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #99

I really wonder if there is any money left. former9thward Oct 2014 #2

Because setting up a trust fund ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #30

No, it far more important to pay her lawyer. former9thward Oct 2014 #33

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #39

She made the agreement with the court. former9thward Oct 2014 #42

Okay. eom 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #43

Liberals who are quick to condemn are mostly white, entitled liberals. closeupready Oct 2014 #45

+1000. Great observation. nt adirondacker Oct 2014 #57

Where is that $60,000 coming from when she doesn't have a job? hobbit709 Oct 2014 #3

its in the article Travis_0004 Oct 2014 #6

Wow. She's not willing to put $60,000 out of the $114,000 that was donated to her, Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #9

She blew through the money, didn't she? bigworld Oct 2014 #10

She wouldn't even show the judge the bank statements (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #11

I think the money's gone, too rocktivity Oct 2014 #13

Folks, calm down. Javaman Oct 2014 #12

I can't really disagree with you. This may have been her only source of income the past 6 months. nomorenomore08 Oct 2014 #15

Man, some of you will excuse ANYTHING. 114K in 6 months? 7962 Oct 2014 #17

If I recall correctly she got a new boyfriend after the money was donated hollysmom May 2015 #102

Um, okay Javaman May 2015 #108

sorry, it was her old boyfriend. hollysmom May 2015 #109

UPDATE: The Deal Is Off, The Trial Is On rocktivity Oct 2014 #14

Exactly what business is it of the courts savalez Oct 2014 #19

Then put her in jail yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #20

60k in a trust fund is stupid when you're broke now. savalez Oct 2014 #23

Oh Noes ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #31

She agreed to a deal. LisaL Oct 2014 #32

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #37

While true, the publicity this story generated puts a conviction at risk closeupready Oct 2014 #46

I do NOT think this is a jury issue case, sound more like an equity case. happyslug Oct 2014 #55

Well said 1StrongBlackMan savalez Oct 2014 #35

LOL! tabasco Oct 2014 #53

It's based on the Phoenix Metro Area ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #54

Or she could have gotten a job. LisaL Nov 2014 #83

One meal of top ramen a day for four = $30 a month. tabasco May 2015 #105

Let me guess. Scootaloo May 2015 #101

If that money is gone then she is broke again. LisaL Nov 2014 #84

You think she should've buried it in the back yard? savalez Nov 2014 #87

No, I think she should have done as she promised the DA and put part of the money into the trust for LisaL Nov 2014 #88

I find your meddling ridiculous. savalez Nov 2014 #90

My situation is none of you business. LisaL Nov 2014 #91

And hers is none of yours. n/t savalez Nov 2014 #92

Then WTF are we discussing it for? LisaL Nov 2014 #93

You probably should have directed that at the person who started the thread. Dr. Strange Nov 2014 #96

I disagree Dr. savalez Nov 2014 #98

Setting aside the money in a trust fund for the kids was part of the settlement she agreed to cstanleytech Oct 2014 #21

No shit but it's still BS that that came into play as savalez Oct 2014 #22

Ya but look she had something 114000 or so all she had to do cstanleytech Oct 2014 #25

Oh I know the terms. savalez Oct 2014 #34

She made it their business leftynyc Oct 2014 #27

haha, would I love to see it go to a jury closeupready Oct 2014 #59

I hope you're right leftynyc Oct 2014 #63

No so fast, counsel. branford Nov 2014 #97

She might also have some tax troubles as I do believe that money is considered mackerel Oct 2014 #16

Se would likely have tax problems ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #44

Gifts are not taxable Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #80

Are you sure? I thought only mackerel Nov 2014 #81

nope. Travis_0004 Nov 2014 #85

I thought it was 5 K hollysmom May 2015 #103

Its 14k in 2015 Travis_0004 May 2015 #106

Left kids in car, got $114,000 in donations, mom has the money meant for the kids? NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #24

Hmm.. justice in America Ash_F Oct 2014 #38

Did you not read the article? LisaL Oct 2014 #40

Because putting money away for one's child's future ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #48

She was asked to provide documentation of how she spend the money. LisaL Oct 2014 #49

From my experience ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #50

She claimed that the money was in "her mom's bank account". Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #51

Because ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #52

Do you ever get tired of arguing with unreasonable people here? closeupready Oct 2014 #60

Or maybe it never was in mom's bank account. LisaL Nov 2014 #89

When I was doing Zebley Cases in the 1990s, homes were purchased for $50,000 happyslug Oct 2014 #58

Jarrett Maupin was her primary supporter. former9thward Oct 2014 #73

With this information, if true, then ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #74

I have no glee about this woman's situation. former9thward Oct 2014 #75

Oh. Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #76

"but I doubt it." former9thward Oct 2014 #78

And your ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #79

Bingo! catrose May 2015 #107

Well right, but wait! That's entirely different! closeupready Oct 2014 #47

I suspect gambling, that is how most such large sums of money is lost so quickly. happyslug Oct 2014 #56

Or she gave it to the Father of the children. Either way those who donated mackerel Oct 2014 #61

DING DING DING! Mackerel, you're our grand prize winner! rocktivity Oct 2014 #70

I think we've been plagiarized, LOL rocktivity Oct 2014 #72

Wow, I usually trend with idiom's and slang but to be part of an actual plagiarised article. mackerel Oct 2014 #77

Rev. Jarret Maupin, a major supporter of hers, is claiming she spent it all NickB79 Nov 2014 #86

According to another article... NaturalHigh Nov 2014 #95

UPDATE: 18 years probation rocktivity May 2015 #100

The money is gone Renew Deal May 2015 #104