I recently heard on the radio that the definition of the poverty level is to be reviewed. The federal poverty level is indeed based on an
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old concept and even after adjustment for inflation, the poverty levels do not reflect what it means to be poor today.
But the New York State Child Support Enforcement Unit knows. It has its own, officious concept of poverty or rather a level of income beyond which it will not strip you off of everything you have. Let us introduce to the world the S.S.R. : Self Support Reserve. If you ask the Child Support Enforcement Unit why it takes more out of your income than the imbecile percentages defined by law, they will send you a form whereby you have to prove that the amount withheld on your income bring the latter below the SSR. Everybody will immediately acknowledge the typical bias of New York State family laws: In family courts, you need to prove that you are not guilty. To the Child Support Enforcement unit, that you are not totally dying.
What is the SSR, the magical level that might trigger New York State’ s compassion? $14,620 a year. $1,218 a month. I guess this is the self support level if you live in the Adirondacks in a subsidized housing project and supplement your diet with a lot of apples that you pick on trees.
Why don’t New York State take the next step consistent with its perfect contempt for parental rights and his bureaucratic, Soviet like oppressive child support policy? Built State Non custodial State father camps, half way between New York and Albany. Non custodial fathers would be transported to their work places and brought back every day to the camp by public transportation. Of course, the fare will be deducted from their SSR, as well as State determined rental fee for their bed in the camp. The bastards would spend what’s left from their SSR into State owned grocery stores.
I think that New York should reconsider how to caculate child support. For example instead of taking your gross income and working down, it should work upwards. For example how much are you alloted for food, shelter, and clothing. Then how about transportation and health insurance. Why should a non-custodial parent have to have the extra stress of worring about where they will live or eat ,and if they will have enough gas money to get to work.
My son’s income in 2010 (agi) was just 20,000 and his support for his two kids was pegged at $1525.00 per month. After many modifications for downward adjustment, he has been sentenced to 30 days in jail on Nov. 1, 20112 unless he pays the arrears of $17,000. He makes $20.00 an hour, 40 hrs per week and he is being garnished $538.00 each bi-weekly payroll. What do they expect him to do??? Eat worms and grass??? Meanwhile she is on vacation with the kids in California and the Western States on the $8,000.00 he sent her 4 months ago, afer buying a horse for $7,000.00. Where is the justice in all of this?? He no longer can afford an attorney and at this level of income they say that he cannot get a court appointed attorney.
Some fair deal this is. I am disgusted with the NYS court system and the blatant cronism in our local county courts/
Please Help! – I am being RAPED by New York Family Court ! When will this hell end, I can’t take it anymore!
Ex-Wifey Poo is all dolled up today in her EQUISTRIAN GEAR for a show, had to have kids back to her by 10 am since they can stay on a holiday Monday past the usual 8am. Guess that is so she can sleep in. Left the grandkids at the horse show where they will sit in the car while she plays at being a horsewoman. Thanks God son could get the $8,000.00 dollars of arrears to her two months ago, so she could buy another horse.
WTF is wrong with family court and the system in general???? Son working 40 hrs a week at $20.00 per hr. paid bi-weekly, therefore he should gross $1,600.00 per pay period. Garnishment is $527.00 per pay period, deduct for taxes and Fica and he has about $200.00 to live on. Meanwhile she is a CPA, incorporated as a PC, 2011 she brought in about $154,000.00. She claims a salary of $66,000.00 annually and yet he has to give her $1,625.00 per month on what he makes. Can anyone shed on light on the absurdity of this situation?????????????? PLEASE.
i don’t have a problem paying child support but why is it i have to work and she gets to sit home collecting my checks and not work. i thought in a relationship its 50/50 why not the same when you have kids. and now i get hit again for cost of living increase what my cost of living doesn’t go up what crap is this. i pay health insurance for them and have to pay 70% in any additional medical they need. and why do men have to get a paper signed to claim the kids in taxes every year we support them all year we should be able to claim them without dealing with the ex.
Looking for advise. I am a non custodial father that has a good job in the construction industry. A few years ago i went through a divorce and was ordered to pay $390 a week in child support and $110 a week in alimony, which i tried to comply with to the best of my ability. I broke my leg and was unable to make it get this adjusted for for almost 8 weeks building up a delinquent balance. knowing that i owed this money i found it hard to catch up. over the next few years i went through unemployment hear and there and never knew to get a modification of support each and every time. well the delinquent amount had grown to over $10k. My ex had taken me to court for my arrears and the Child support enforcement unit started to garnish my wages. Making $1200 gross a week after taxes getting $900 net, they are taking the $500 in child support and maintenance leaving $400. Then taking half of whatever is left to pay off the garnishment. This leaves me $200 or less to live on. Is there anything i can do? Or is this just the way it has to be??