Harsher Child Support Enforcement

Harsher Child Support Payments
It takes two people to have a child, and when the relationship between the parents does not work, is when child support comes in. Child support is supposed to be money to help support the child. When the parent ordered to pay, or the non-custodial parent, does not pay, it only punishes the child. This is making it harder for the one raising the child, or the custodial parent. When the non-custodial parent falls behind on payments, there are supposed to be consequences. Well, that is not happening. I know several people, including myself, who do not receive a dime in child support and the other parent is walking around free from punishment. The law needs to be enforced, so that the children can have the money that they deserve. This will also keep the custodial parent from struggling to not only provide the necessities, but to also fulfill the desires of the child. Harsher enforcement measures will reduce the number of non-payers. When child support services are applied for, there is a set amount that the non-custodial parent has to pay, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly. The amount varies from state to state, but in Georgia, the non-custodial parent’s gross income per pay period is multiplied by the percentage based on the number of children for which support is being established. This can range anywhere between twelve to thirty seven percent. There are Child Support Enforcement Measures that each state has set for the non-payer. In Georgia some of these measures include, withholding the amount from their source of income, intercepting tax refunds, reporting to credit bureaus, suspending any kind of licenses and passports, jail sentencing, and possible placement on Georgia’s Most Wanted Child Support Evaders list.
I personally know that these enforcements are not being followed. I have a nine year old son and his father is almost two thousand dollars behind in child support. The sad part is that I was kind enough to