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- From: merce@xenitec.on.ca (Jim Mercer)
- Subject: Re: Making child suppo work - was: PARENTS REALIZING CHILD SUPPORT
- Organization: XeniTec Consulting, Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 17:30:48 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.173048.10215@xenitec.on.ca>
- References: <FFXiuB1w165w@oneb2.almanac.bc.ca> <1ej42oINNc4c@skeena.ucs.ubc.ca> <1992Nov20.174806.21427@oneb.almanac.bc.ca>
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- In article <1992Nov20.174806.21427@oneb.almanac.bc.ca> kmcvay@oneb.almanac.bc.ca (Ken Mcvay) writes:
- >I know of a case where orders have been in force for _years_, but the amount
- >collected is nearly nil. The ex-husband works 'under the table' in order to
- >avoid the attachment orders, does not use his chequing account to avoid that
- >attachment order, does not file income tax forms to avoid _that_
- >attachment.... well, you get the idea. Eventually, if he doesn't leave the
- >country, his ass will end up in jail, but it will probably take another four
- >or five years to get _that_ done. In the meantime, he takes his
- >under-the-table cash while telling welfare he's down and out...
-
- please remember that NCP (non-custodial parents) can be women too.
-
- also be aware that sometimes the NCP with-holds support because the CP
- is with-holding access. of course, the NCP looks bad because they are
- not paying their support, but not much is said about CP's with-holding
- access.
-
- as a CP, think of how you would feel if you couldn't see your child, or
- how it feels to have to pay money to see your child. sometimes that's
- how CP's make NCP's feel.
- (i get access the weekend after my biweekly pay).
-
- >Legal Aid, which will help the husband avoid supporting his ex and children
- >for nothing, won't help the wife collect on outstanding court orders - the
- >case I know of involves back support in excess of $15K, and absolutely
- >_no-one_ will help her collect it.
-
- Legal-Aid also helps the CP impoverish the NCP who probably makes too much
- to qualify for legal-aid.
-
- a friend was involved in a divorce, (no kids), and his ex told him to his
- face that she didn't care how much it cost, since it was _his_ money
- she was spending.
-
- he ended up selling his house, give 50% of the proceeds to his lawyer, and
- the other half to his ex.
-
- >Any legal eagles out there who can do some pro bono work for women in this
- >situation, like drafting orders for them, etc?
-
- there are various newsgroups out there, i only really know those for NCP's
- the FREE mailing list and alt.dads-rights.
-
- for CP support newsgroups, i think there is a misc.family.law.
- a post asking for group references to soc.women would probably get some results.
-
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