Names & Faces Nov 4, 2009
The CBS sportscaster must pay $916,000 yearly in alimony and child support to his ex-wife and give up their Connecticut home under terms of a newly issued divorce decree. Nantz, 50, called "our nation's most prominent sportscaster" by the judge in the case, filed for divorce last year from Lorrie Carlsen Nantz, his wife of 26 years. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Honoring the judiciary Nov 3, 2009
Court Commissioner Jerry DeMelo Jr. holds the award he was given by the Child Support Directors Association of California ... DeMelo, a three-year veteran of the Superior Court, was named the first-ever Judicial Officer of the Year by the Child Support Directors Association of California on Oct. 21 ... The awards were traditionally only given to employees at child support agencies in California's 58 counties, all of whom are supported by the non-profit CSDA. But this award marks the first time a... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
South Lee County Mailbag Nov 3, 2009
They have been investigated for cheating on tests as well as using the department computers to view porn, and while making $100,000 these wonderful professionals don't want to pay their children's child support. Are these really the kind of people you want to call heroes. (The News-Press -- Opinion)
Attorney General names Midland child support employee ‘Managing Attorney of the Year’ Nov 1, 2009
Attorney General names Midland child support employee Managing Attorney of the Year ... MIDLAND Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott recognized Midland child support attorney Karen Lewis for her commitment to Texas children ... Lewis s dedication and commitment to public service has helped ensure thousands of young Texans have the child support they need to grow healthy and strong, Abbott said. (Odessa American, TX)
* Palin family facing legal battle over access to baby boy Nov 1, 2009
Johnston said his relationship with the Palin family was entering another bad phase where his calls were not being returned, even though he said he was now paying child support. He has not seen Tripp for several weeks and he blamed Sarah Palin personally for that. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
A Womans Concern celebrates life Oct 31, 2009
A Woman s Concern also helps connect clients with resources such as WIC, the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance, Head Start, MassHealth, child support enforcement and more. Celebrate Life Night was a chance for the group to interact with, and get to know, members of the community in Hamilton and Wenham. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Editorial: State courts can't hide behind robes Oct 31, 2009
In recent years, a computer system designed to track child support payments ran up tens of millions of dollars in cost overruns. So did an effort by the Department of Motor Vehicles to update its computerized operations. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Click to read: Palin Fires Back At Levi Johnston Oct 30, 2009
Bristol petitions the court for child support based on his new income. The courts set his child support based on his income over the previous 3 years ... Levi still stuck with huge child support payments. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Treasury considers welfare subsidy for lower-income workers Oct 30, 2009
The extension of child support grants up to the age of 18 within three years was being financed effectively by borrowing. In addition there was the question of what happened to the teenager when he turned 18: "He has no job and no grant." This presented a social problem, noted Garrow. (Business Report, South Africa)
Low economy, high crime pile up court cases Oct 29, 2009
Child support, credit card defaults, tax liens and restraining orders are among the types of cases that are growing the fastest, she said - signs of a recession that is wreaking financial havoc and causing stress in relationships. With the Athens-Clarke Commission cutting positions in recent years and facing a projected $1. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Jackson doctor due in court for support case Oct 29, 2009
LAS VEGAS - A lawyer says the physician being investigated in Michael Jackson's death will appear for a Nov. 16 child support hearing in Las Vegas. Attorney Christopher Aaron and a spokeswoman for Clark County District Attorney David Roger said Wednesday that no warrant will be issued for Dr. Conrad Murray pending his Family Court hearing. (MSNBC -- Music)
Peabody sentenced to 9 months for 2008 hit-and-run Oct 29, 2009
People who don't pay child support get harsher sentences. This woman took a man's life. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Gordhan's 'bold' plan Oct 28, 2009
It "fully" supported moves to extend child support grants to 18-year-olds, but complained that the minister's proposals fell short of extending social grants to all unemployed South Africans. Sapa. (iAfrica.com)
"Coward": Mother of Dead Infant Faces Defendant in Court Oct 28, 2009
there are people injail longer for being behind on child support. where is the justice for this mother and child. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Team to save R27bn for service delivery Oct 28, 2009
5bn will be collected from wrongly paid or overpaid grant beneficiaries and savings from slower-than-anticipated uptake of child support grants. The Defence and Military Veterans Department is expected to save R1. (Business Report, South Africa)
Lawyers recognize pro bono week Oct 27, 2009
Methvin said the types of unresolved civil legal problems include women who are seeking protection from abuse, mothers trying to obtain child support or custody of their children, families who are facing unlawful eviction or foreclosure that could leave them homeless, and individuals who have lost their job and need unemployment benefits. During the week of Oct. 25-31, lawyers across Alabama will join in a national observance and celebration of Pro Bono. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Va. Dem for Gov. Seeks Final Week Surge Oct 27, 2009
"I don't care about no roads. What are you going to do about child support?". A 65-year-old woman at another door offered more promise. (CBS News)
Tattoos focus of Milano's hearing Oct 25, 2009
When investigators learned his real name in March, Kilburne, 37, was arrested, accused of not paying child support. He was released from the Polk County jail a few days later. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Here karmas the bride Oct 25, 2009
I was raised by my single mother who worked three jobs, received no child support and still managed to put me through private school. I have danced since I was two and loved it more than anything. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
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Jackson Doctor: 'Can't Pay Child Support' Oct 24, 2009
Jackson Doctor: 'Can't Pay Child Support ... LAS VEGAS -- The doctor being investigated in Michael Jackson's death told a court he can't afford to pay $13,000 in child support and other debts because he was forced to close his medical practice after physical threats against him and his staff, according to court documents obtained Friday ... Nevada laws allow prosecutors to go after professional licenses belonging to those behind on child support. (Click2Houston, TX)
Levi Johnston to Appear on "Early Show" Oct 24, 2009
I wonder if Levi is paying child support to Bristol, or is he just another deadbeat dad. by RandomUser1886 October 23, 2009 10:18 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Veteran officer's career in ruins over sex scandal Oct 24, 2009
News - newsjournalonline. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Football coach's removal Oct 24, 2009
Grandma says he never paid for child support. Still, Wendy Faria worked hard to ensure that her son would attend the private school. (The Palm Beach Post)
Jackson Doc: I Can't Afford Child Support Oct 24, 2009
Dr. Conrad Murray Claims He Can't Pay Child Support Since Being Forced to Close His Office After Physical Threats ... Dr. Conrad Murray missed a hearing earlier this month where he was supposed to explain why he has not paid $13,000 in child support ... (AP) The doctor being investigated in Michael Jackson's death says he can't afford child support because he was forced to close his Nevada office after physical threats against him and his staff. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Slam poet helps CCHS students use their words Oct 23, 2009
Won them over right off the bat, call-and-echoing Play That Funky Music White Boy in her opening poem, said her daddy is Michael Jackson, because for the way he could dance over all the missed birthdays and child support checks. By about mid-way though the poem called Perfect, , a slam poet from Atlanta, had 100 or so suburban high-schoolers and teachers channeling their inner southern 7-year-old. (Concord Journal, MA)
Perdue to agency heads: Finish strong Oct 23, 2009
and Tanguler Gray and Pamela Shepherd of the DHS-Office of Child Support Services. Add your comment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Judge orders Crump to drug court program Oct 23, 2009
Placed on five years of supervised probation were Justin D. Johnson, 32, of Alton, Ill, for forgery; Robert D. Foster, 39, of Farmington, for possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and endangering the welfare of a child; Anjoel D. Vandeghe, 30, of Jackson, for fraudulent attempt to obtain a controlled substance; Stephen Whaley, 35, of Bonne Terre, for endangering the welfare of a child by driving while intoxicated; Donald J. Chamberlin, 36, of St. Louis, for... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Judge denies 'church' leader bond Oct 23, 2009
" While there, Walker constantly beat them and threatened to harm them if they reported him to the authorities, Johnson testified. Walker also had referred to one of them as a Judas who would betray him."God would tell him where she was at, and he would punish her for her betrayal," Johnson testified.Tony Walker's lawyer, Michael R. Proctor of Flowery Branch, asked Johnson if he was aware that the victim and witness had asked his client for money before going to the authorities. Johnson said the... (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Houston wins custody of daughter Oct 23, 2009
Brown was briefly jailed in February over $19,000 (9,630) in unpaid child support payment for two of his children from a previous relationship. He was sentenced to 30 days jail time, but released after a few days when the money was paid to their mother. (Yahoo News -- Celebrity Couples)
Audit urges changes in contracting rules Oct 22, 2009
The 179-page report on the Pennsylvania government s dealing with Deloitte Consulting LLP concluded that a single state agency should coordinate all contract awards and the Legislature ought to consider new laws to tighten up and centralize the bidding process, Auditor General Jack Wagner said Wednesday (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Child support evasion case Oct 22, 2009
DALLAS A Coppell man will be taken to Midland County to face charges of child support evasion after he was accused of owing more than $25,000 in child support, according to a news release from the Texas Office of the Attorney General. James Hoffmeister, 34, was arrested in Dallas after investigators traced him to his job Monday. (Odessa American, TX)
Chief justice warns cuts will impede courts Oct 22, 2009
When it takes six to eight weeks longer to appear before a Probate and Family Court judge with a complaint for nonpayment of child support, families teeter on the edge of disaster, she said. When Juvenile Court probation officers are pulled from the Boston public schools because staff reductions require them to be elsewhere, we lose a deterrent to delinquency and crime, and we are all less safe. (Boston Globe)
Services at driver license offices change Oct 21, 2009
Driver license reinstatement is necessary if a driver has had their license suspended or revoked, which may occur due to a number of reasons, such as receiving a DWI conviction, driving without liability insurance or failure to pay child support. Customers who need to reinstate their licenses or receive their driver record for court dates must go to , the DPS website or conduct their business via the federal mail. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Nevada judge reviewing warrants in Jackson case Oct 21, 2009
Jackson doctor may face arrest over child support. The doctor at the center of an investigation into Michael Jackson's death may face arrest and could lose his medical license after missing a hearing to explain late child support payments, the Las Vegas district attorney said Thursday ... Jackson doctor may face arrest over child support. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
29 Comments Oct 20, 2009
More Than Two-Dozen Arrested In Bell County Child Support Sweep. More Than Two-Dozen Arrested In Bell County Child Support Sweep Constables in Bell County arrested more than two-dozen parents who failed to pay child support and who are now facing the possibility of jail sentences ... Having said that, I am very aware that there are mothers out there that misuse child support, meaning the children that it is meant to provide for won't see a dime of it. (KWTX.com, TX)
More Than Two-Dozen Arrested In Bell County Child Support Sweep Oct 20, 2009
BELL COUNTY (October 19, 2009)Bell County constables arrested 27 parents who have not paid child support in a sweep that started last Wednesday and ended over the weekend. The joint operation with the Texas Attorney Generals Child Support Division focused on parents wanted for not paying court-ordered child support ... "Parents have a moral and legal obligation to make regular child support payments," Attorney General Greg Abbott said Monday. (KWTX.com, TX)
LiLo wants dad restrained Oct 20, 2009
com: "Michael Lohan needs to focus on being a parent, paying child support, of which he is six months behind, and making up for all the years he was an absentee dad. And stop going on national television talking about his children publicly.". Digg. (iAfrica.com)
CBS Sportscaster Takes Stand in Messy Divorce Trial Oct 20, 2009
5 million-per-year in child support for the couple's 15-year-old daughter, Caroline, has stated that she wants to keep the family's six bedroom home in Westport, Conn. The family also owns a condominium at a ski resort in Utah, according to the Connecticut Post. (Fox News)
Hagerstown ranks No. 2 in Eight Cities with the Ugliest Guys Oct 20, 2009
All while saying "pleased to meet you!!! Bwahaha () Please enter the five letters from the above image to report this comment. Report comment pfelix73 at 10:34 AM on October 19, 2009Pretty funny- but what about the women? () Please enter the five letters from the above image to report this comment. Report comment WVOtter at 11:18 AM on October 19, 2009You're right, women can be less picky about looks, but are MORE picky about those other factors, education (therefore income/job), smoking, etc.... (The Herald-Mail Online)
Souray in messy divorce with ex-Baywatch wife Oct 19, 2009
They had two daughters together and Souray reportedly pays $18,000 per month in child support. Bridges is claiming that Souray coerced her into signing divorce papers before he signed his $27 million contract with the Oilers. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The surviving twin Oct 19, 2009
He said he isn't involved with the boy's mother, and records show the state sued him on her behalf to force him to pay child support. But, he said, he visits his son regularly in Delray Beach. (The Palm Beach Post)
Former El Paso Courtroom Bailiff Gets 18 Month Sentence Oct 17, 2009
Rede admitted that he approaching individuals who were in court because they owed past due child support, said John E. Murphy, Acting United States Attorney. Murphy also said Rede initiated a solicitation scheme offering to manipulate court records to ensure that those individuals would not go to jail, reduce their amount of court-ordered child support and lower their monthly payments. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Three charged in affinity Ponzi scheme Oct 17, 2009
The SEC alleges that Bass and Alabre used some of the money to purchase a house, a car and to pay overdue child support. The complaint seeks permanent injunctions, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains and financial penalties against all defendants. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Calif. felon free on Kauai after paperwork snafu (1134) Oct 17, 2009
Phillip Matyas Pohle, picked up by Kaua i Police Department officers Sunday night, is en route back to Ohio for a pending trial on two felony charges of not paying child support, Murakami said. Ohio law-enforcement personnel came to Kaua i to pick him up, Wada said. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Jon Gosselin Sued By TLC over "Jon & Kate" Oct 17, 2009
As long as Kate and the kids are doing the show he won't have to pay child support for eight kids(big dummy. however, if he doesn't let them continue filming he will have to pay child support and the kids will suffer because right now he doesn't have a job. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Legal changes open doors to working women Oct 17, 2009
Women's rights groups also call for more aggressive enforcement of laws requiring child support payments and family leave benefits. Better child care would also ease the burden on working mothers, they add. (MSNBC -- Politics)
A woman, the priest and their son Oct 17, 2009
Eventually they had a son, setting off a series of legal battles as Bond repeatedly petitioned the church for child support ... The Franciscans further agreed to pay $600 a month for the baby's first 10 months, until Bond could return to work in a travel agency, and after that $350 a month in child support until Nathan turned 18 ... She said that in 25 years, Good Tidings had been contacted by nearly 2,000 women who said they were involved with priests, many who had signed child support and... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Drunken driving arrest Oct 16, 2009
Police also discovered Delvalle had a suspended license for nonpayment of child support. Loading commenting interface. (Needham Tab, MA)
Sound off! 10/15/09 Oct 16, 2009
If the probation and the child support departments would check the addresses of their clients they would be able to track down some of these deadbeat dads and maybe some probation violations. Remember. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Recession sends wages toward 18-year low Oct 16, 2009
Those include contracts for 2 million unionized workers, food stamp payments and some child support checks. The Labor Department announced Thursday that federal pensions won't increase next year. (USA Today -- Money)
Africa: Leaders Cannot Close Their Ears Oct 16, 2009
A coalition including the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the South African Non-Governmental Organisation Coalition (SANGOCO) urged government to guarantee child support grants and ensure all children under 18 were supported. The coalition also called on the state to eliminate value-added tax on a wider range of food items, and to abolish user fees on water. (allAfrica.com)
Divorce, Gosselin style, for 'Jon & Kate' Oct 16, 2009
Kessler has represented quite a few clients involved in celebrity divorce cases, including Tameka Foster Raymond (who is in the midst of a divorce with superstar singer Usher) and rapper Mack 10 (ex-husband of TLC member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins), as well as some high-profile paternity and child support lawsuits. Celebrities often want to protect their reputations and the wrong sound bite can ruin that, Kessler said. (CNN -- Showbiz)
More Than Just a Game Oct 14, 2009
The profits went mostly to child support, but neither that nor the passage of years stopped him from falling into the arms and beds of different women, his Achilles heel. At 54, he had his sixth child. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Saving Face Is Back! And Erica's on a Shopping Spree. Oct 14, 2009
"What about this woman from Indiana who says her husband is months behind in child support? What about the 20 e-mails from women whose husbands fought them for joint custody and then just ditch the kids with a babysitter?". "Erica.". (Slate)
ACS awarded $21M contract Oct 14, 2009
has been awarded a $21 million contract from the South Carolina Department of Social Services to manage a child support payment processing center for the state. Dallas-based ACS (NYSE: ACS) said it will modernize South Carolina s payment processing unit, which is expected to handle approximately 3. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Board braces for input on hot budget topics Oct 13, 2009
The budget also calls for consolidation of the Child Support Agency with the corporation counsel s office, though that move is not expected to be as controversial. Position cuts. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
2 manufacturers locate shops in Ark prisons Oct 12, 2009
The workers use their earnings to fund the program, pay child support, fines, restitution and build a nest egg ... Rodney Stout, 35, serving what he hopes will be 21 years of a 30-year sentence for kidnapping, said he is putting his money toward child support ... "She was one of our first employees. She's getting out with her child support and her victim restitution paid, and with $15,000 in a savings account," he said. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Four years for bomb throwing (609) Oct 12, 2009
Placed on five years of supervised probation were Richard M. King, 39, of Park Hills, for failure to pay child support; and Dustin Coulter, 22, of Farmington, for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. Teresa Ressel is a reporter for the Daily Journal and can be reached at 573-431-2010, ext. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
County official in SC resigns amid audit Oct 11, 2009
The lead prosecutor for Union and York counties said he's concerned the account managing child support payments was overdrawn. Family court uses the account to collect child support payments from people ordered to pay, and write checks to the recipients ... Brackett said the audit was launched after parents complained their child support checks bounced. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Jackson doctor in probe Oct 11, 2009
Murray, 56, owes $13 000 in back payments of child support to Nenita Malibiran, a California woman with whom he has a child. Roger said his office may ask the Nevada medical board to suspend his medical license if Murray does not pay up his overdue support. (iAfrica.com)
Dozens Of Texas Lawmakers Attend Weekend Retreat In Waco Oct 11, 2009
"This is a great opportunity to showcase everything our community has to offer to some of the most important leaders in our state Dunnam said. Dunnam is the House Democratic leader. . Latest Comments Posted by: RW Location: Waco on Oct 10, 2009 at 08:51 PM Hide your wallets, politicians in town. Posted by: Interested Location: Voter on Oct 10, 2009 at 08:41 PM Maybe he can showcase the crime statistics in Waco. Very scarey place! Caveat to voters, for sure! Posted by: Bill Location: Waco on... (KWTX.com, TX)
For sperm-bank era, courts need clearer rules Oct 11, 2009
Supreme Judicial Court Justice James McHugh, addressing the case of a mother seeking the identity of a sperm donor in order to obtain child support and genetic information, was right to call upon the Legislature to clarify these issues ... The mother, known as Jane Doe, is seeking child support from a man whose sperm she purchased from a fertility clinic. (Boston Globe)
Sheriff’s clashes with officials create big waves in Nantucket Oct 11, 2009
He shares a cramped, one-room office with his two full-time employees on the second floor of Nantucket s government building, but said he is rarely there because his duties - collecting delinquent child support, mediating evictions, seeing that prisoners are transported to jail on the Cape - take him out around the island, where he is a familiar sight at the wheel of his sport utility vehicle. He bristles at critics who contend he has little to do, saying they have no idea what he s up to. (Boston Globe)
Government considers tracing welfare money Oct 11, 2009
STEPHANIE PEATLING POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT. PEOPLE who receive family assistance payments or welfare could have their purchases tracked via barcodes as part of a new income-management system being explored by the Federal Government. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
