GA is reviewing its CS laws...

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GA is reviewing its CS laws...
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Tue, 03-08-2005 - 10:38pm

and as a CP with a NCP who lives several states away who is not involved with raising our son, with the exception of a phone call here or there (for those of you who don't know, he didn't even want holidays when we divorced), the CS was one way that he was going to be involved and now the state legislature is reviewing the CS standards and passed a measure in one of the houses tonight that would lower CS... those for the bill are saying that NCP's are unable to live with the high amount of CS they owe the CP, those against the bill, myself included, feel that this will take more away from the innocent children involved... I know, its not like my xh pays anyway, but in my situation where he truly does NOTHING for our son most days, I feel that its wrong for him to get a break... after all, I work a decent job and can't even afford to live on my own after paying for daycare--thank goodness for my Mom! The vote before both houses is Friday...

Just had to get it off my chest...

Julie

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Registered: 03-06-2005
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 10:36am

UUUUUUUUUUUUGH!


This makes me so mad. It's like they are putting a price on raising children. What about those people who DON'T pay...... My x is one of them..... but he still gets visitation, when he wants it. Why? The law allows. UGH!


It's not easy for single moms. I am finding this out more and more........ All it really does is make me hate him more ;)


But, we will keep on truckin! for our kids........ mad or not.


Just had to vent on this....


Hugs,


Angelena


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Registered: 02-19-2004
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 11:58am
It works both ways. It is never fair as long as one person falls down on their obligation to financially and emotionally support their children and put the children first, whether it's the mom or the dad. My bf pays through the roof child support and has always paid, but the state allowed her to move away (not for a very good reason) and now she is making visitation nearly impossible. There is not much he is able to do because as the CP she has a lot more rights than he does. Somehow the court (or more accurately the judge that was very favorable to the CP in his case) thinks its fine for my bf to not be around his child since he's 'only' a dad. He hopes to eventually get a visitation schedule that they can both agree on (he's trying, her attorney keeps blocking his attempts). The way it's going it could take years. All the while his child is growing up and the only participation he has is via phone. He will never get that time back, never. I know I couldn't handle never seeing my dd. My bf is dealing with depression and anger that you wouldn't believe. It's one of the most heart wrenching things I have ever witnessed.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 03-09-2005 - 10:29pm

Wow... TN's new guidelines just went into effect in January.


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~