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W.Va. diverts more child support to poor

Changes in how state governments are allowed to disperse child support payments to welfare families has put more money in the pocket of West Virginia resident Becky Salmons, allowing her to buy school supplies and medicine for her 17-year-old daughter.

Ex-NFL player Rudd admits not paying child support

Former NFL linebacker Dwayne Rudd has pleaded guilty to failing to pay more than $540,000 in child support.

More parents seek child-support reduction

As the owner of a successful acupuncture clinic in a wealthy Washington suburb, David Vandenberg never had any problems making a $433 monthly child support payment.

Ex-ballplayer Neel sentenced in child support case

Former major leaguer Troy Neel has been sentenced to five years of probation for failing to pay more than $700,000 in child support — the worst deadbeat rap in Texas history.

Man jailed for dodging child support for 14 kids

Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with 13 different women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support.

Arrest ordered in Jason Caffey child support case

An Atlanta judge has ordered the arrest of former NBA player Jason Caffey, who's accused of failing to pay thousands in child support.

Former A's 1B Neel charged in child support case

Former Oakland Athletics first baseman Troy Neel has been charged with fleeing to a tiny South Pacific island to avoid paying about $725,000 in child support.

Correction: Child support dispute story

In a Dec. 5 story about a man who was forced to pay child support for another man's daughter, The Associated Press reported erroneously the length of time that Walter Andre Sharpe Jr. spent in jail for falling behind on the payments. Sharpe was in jail for a year and eight days, not two years.

Paper: Man forced to support someone else's child

A Philadelphia man was forced to pay more than $12,000 in child support for another man's daughter and spent two years in jail for falling behind on payments.

AP IMPACT: Stimulus checks boost child support

Deadbeat dads and moms around the country are discovering that their economic stimulus checks from Washington — intended to encourage the purchase of TVs, cars and other goods — are being intercepted and funneled toward the support of their children.

Court: NJ Man Can't Recoup Child Support

A man cannot recoup child support payments he made for a son he later found out was not his own, the state Supreme Court has ruled, overturning lower courts' decisions.

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No Fault Divorce
Source: Chris Stonecipher Socyberty.com

It was almost instantly accepted across the U.S.

The priest, the stripper and their baby: She tells her story
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

She was an exotic dancer at a Miami strip club called Porky's. He showed up wearing a Hawaiian shirt, eager to share a night in the VIP lounge.

Why I am offering unbundled legal services
Source: Samuel C. Hasler

A blog post explaining the decision to unbundle some family law service and what this means for the general public

More parents seek reductions in child-support payments -- OrlandoSentinel.com
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

As the owner of a successful acupuncture clinic in a wealthy Washington suburb, David Vandenberg never had any problems making a $433 monthly child support payment.

Married man refuses to pay prostitute child support
Source: Australian News Network

A MAN who paid a woman for sex is resisting child support requests after the prostitute had his baby.

Childless man released from child support debt
Source: CNN

A Georgia man who spent a year in jail for nonpayment of child support -- despite the fact he has no children -- has been cleared of the debt, his attorney said Tuesday.

Georgia Man Spends More Than a Year in Jail for Not Paying Child Support and He's Not the Daddy
Source: /newsflavor.com

a common travesty of justice That has been largly ignored by the media must be brought out into the open for the sake of the unjustly imprisoned.

Man Jailed for not supporting someone else's kid
Source: Yahoo! News

Frank Hatley was just released after spending over a year in jail, because the Georgia Dept of Human Resources failed to accept two separate DNA tests proving he was not a child's father, and therefore not financially responsible for the child.

Court knew man jailed for a year for non-support was not child's father
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Frank Hatley has languished in a South Georgia jail for more than a year. The reason? He failed to reimburse the state for all the public assistance his "son" received over the past two decades.

Ohio county wants any profit from DUI bar stool - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

If an Ohio man sells the motorized bar stool that got him arrested for drunken driving, a child support agency will get the money.

Mugshots of deadbeat dads given place of dishonour on Alberta maintenance enforcement's new website
Source: Calcary Sun

There's Creepy, Crusty and Mr. Charming, a fellow who's oh-so-carefully coiffed hair is more suited to male modelling than a life on the lam. Scroll down and you'll find Snarly, Stunned and a guy you'd swear had crawled from a cave, complete with wild eyes and a gnarly beard.

29 year old Desmond has 21 children

The 29 year old, Desmond Hatchett, who lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, has fathered 20 (maybe 21) children with at least 11 different mothers. His children range in age between 11 months and 11 years old. As with all children they require food, clothing, etc.

Man has 21 children with 11 mothers! | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Source: abcactionnews.com

On paper, he has 20 possibly 21 children. With a minimum wage job, he can't afford to support them all.

Missouri might soon have Child Support Enforcement Courts
Source: www.missourinet.com

Missouri might try Child Support Enforcement Courts.

Poll: Do You Know Someone Owed Child Support? - Noncustodial Parents in U.S. $105 Billion in Arrears for Child Support

The Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement reports noncustodial parents are $105 billion in arrears nationwide since the child support program began in 1975.

Michigan Man Who Fathered 14 Kids With Different Women Owes $530G in Child Support
Source: FOXNews.com

Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with different women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support.

Man jailed for dodging child support for 14 kids
Source: USA Today

Authorities in Michigan say a man fathered 14 children with 13 different women and owes more than $530,000 in unpaid child support. The Flint Journal reports 42-year-old Thomas Frazier was jailed Thursday. Court records say he hasn't made a support payment in six years.

Mother and daughter fight for Chihuahua
Source: galvestondailynews.com

TEXAS CITY — A mother and daughter are locked in a custody battle in a Galveston County Justice of the Peace court over Noonie, a 2-year-old Chihuahua. Kimberly Alleman, 37, is suing her mother, Sandra LaCaze, for ownership of the pint-size pup.

Eddie Murphy Ordered To Pay Nearly $50K Per Month Child Support To Mel B
Source: eurweb.com

British newspaper the Daily Mail is reporting that Eddie Murphy has been ordered to pay a total of £7 million in child support to Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown for their daughter, Angel Iris.

Ex-partner seeks $56,000/month child support
Source: Canada.com

A Quebec billionaire at the centre of a very public airing of his 10-year relationship with a young Brazilian woman explained Thursday why they never married, despite having three children.

Millionaire's marriage proposal was 'April Fool's joke'
Source: CTV News

A Montreal millionaire, accused of shutting his ex-lover out of $50 million in alimony, told a Quebec court Thursday that a proposal to marry the woman was nothing but an April Fool's joke.

This cuckold's right and wrong
Source: The Globe and Mail

As reported yesterday, Mr. Cornelio was ordered by the Ontario Superior Court to continue paying child support to his ex-wife for their 16-year-old twins - despite a DNA test revealing the children he helped raise and support aren't his biological children.

Man ordered to pay child support though kids not his
Source: thespec.com

An Ontario Superior Court judge has ordered a Toronto man to continue paying child support even though a DNA test shows he is not the biological father of his ex-wife's twins.

Slain 2-year-old's throat was slashed, coroner says
Source: wwltv.com

The Orleans Parish Coroner said Sunday that the two-year-old boy who was allegedly murdered by his father had his throat slashed.

Police: Father Admits To Killing 2-Year-Old Son
Source: wdsu.com

The New Orleans Police Department confirmed Saturday afternoon that missing 2-year-old Ja' Shawn Powell was found dead.

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