Deadbeat parents bill punishes those who quit work to escape child support

[hrmjustin]

By Tanique Williams

The Senate has passed a bill to crack down on deadbeat parents.

The bill (S.2292), sponsored by Sen. Greg Ball, R-Patterson, and co-sponsored by Sen. Joseph Addabbo, D-Ozone Park, aims to create consistency in first-degree and second-degree offenses of non-support of a child by a person who avoids employment to escape child support payments.

"Those who are legally obligated to provide child support should not be allowed to escape criminal prosecution if they deliberately avoid paying child support," said Ball, a member of the Senate Social Services Committee. "It is my hope that this legislation will send a strong message to deadbeat parents. I urge my colleagues in the Assembly to follow the Senate's lead and pass this bill."

The bill has been sent to the Assembly (A.2328) where it is sponsored by Assemblywoman Amy Paulin. It has 10 co-sponsors and 10 multi-sponsors and was referred to the Codes Committee.

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[jwirr]

1. We have had two of those deadbeats in the family. It was easier back when my ex just moved out of

state to avoid paying anything for the care of our three children - one was severely disabled. When they finally started chasing him he told them all we deserved was $5 a month. He never paid more than $20 a month thanks to the courts and that was only for our disabled daughter. My other two daughters were totally ignored. Back then it was all my fault, of course.

My granddaughter's deadbeat and the father of her son actually quit work to avoid paying child support for his many (6) out of wedlock children.

I support this bill BUT I suspect they think that there are more deadbeats than there actually are. This may be one of the reasons rethugs think the long term unemployed are not working. Lets see how many long term unemployed are there?

[hrmjustin]

2. Well considering the sponsors I have a feeling this has a good chance to become law.

[SamKnause]

3. No matter the question or

the problem, prison is the answer.

Will this new law have any affect on the rich ? NO

[hrmjustin]

4. Depends how the law is written.

[SamKnause]

7. The 1% do not follow the law.

They have teams of attorneys.

They have lobbyists that write the laws they want.

They have the politicians in their pockets.

The 99% will be the ones filling the prisons.

[hrmjustin]

8. All true.

[wandy]

5. I think I see where you are going. Yes deadbeat parents are a discrase...........

Sometimes however people become unemployed and are unable to meet the obligation.
How does one prove they are actively seeking employment?
Once again, guilty until proven innocent.
I suspect a major benefit of this law will be to keep for profit prisons profitable.

[SamKnause]

6. Exactly.

We have to fill the prisons with the 99%.

They have become the enemy.

I wonder if Joe Walsh, the politician, has paid his child support yet ?

Does anyone actually think they will throw rich people in jail for not paying child support ?

I certainly don't.

They have a different set of rules and a different set of laws.

The two tier justice system is anything but just.