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Originally Posted by emerlin
Can't answer your question, but why would someone let their means of a living go for something as important as taking care of one's children?
I have never had my CDL suspended, but I can tell you it does not take much to get into hot water regarding child support, been there done that. So I would not be to quick to judge toostep as a dead beat dad, as your comment suggests.
I could write a book on what I went through with the Friend of the Court, the threats of jail combined with outright extortion. I fell 6 months into arrears back in 1990, no thanks to my ex. This is all it took to get the ball rolling, that up until recently has finally stopped, as I can only hope. I have paid that six months back a thousand fold, boy they got me good. The money that I paid out over the years was incredible to say the least. I have all the records, which mean nothing then and now. I have been consistant for all of these years, except for those six months.
And I was always the bad guy. My last big payment was $50,000.00 just a couple of years ago. And I still had not seen my daughter in over 13 years! You think for 50 grand I could see my child? And I had full visitation, no restrictions! The x-wife and the Court had their way, with me and my money.
My family and I spent well over $70,000 in the courts on attorney fees alone, the whole thing was cooked from the get go. If any are familiar with the Wayne County Courts in Detroit, you can back me up. The State of Michigan finally stepped in and put a stop to it all, thank GOD! The corruption was incredible, millions of dollars missing, and many lives destroyed.
Well, I finally got to see her, and it cost me another $5000.00 for braces! What was her mother doing with all of the money! The poor girl has no idea what her mother put me, my wife and her grandparents through. The sad part is, she looks down on us, she has to much of her mother in her. Maybe in a few more years things will heal.
So watch it when you go slamming us dead beats, there is usually a hell of allot more to the story.