The Cellar - View Single Post - Man railroaded in murder rap must pay back child support for his 9 years on death row

MaggieL · 04-29-2002, 11:59 AM

His whole beef with the *state* should be the subject of a Federal civil rights lawsuit...and should include any damages (like interest and lost income) he suffered as a result.

He also should have petitioned the court for a reduction in his child support...which he didn't bother to do because he figured he'd never get out and the kid's custodians wouldn't persue him.. Goodness knows there's plenty of people spending all their time in the can in the law library filing motions in pro se.

But none of this has *anything* to do with his absolute liability for the child support. The child support obligation goes from one parent to the *child*, with the custodial parent acting for the child. The state is only involved by way of enforcing the civil court's order on behalf of the custodian. The action to recover the back support wasn't filed in *retaliation* for the state civil action (as is so slyly implied), it was filed because there was some possibility that the guy would have assests to attach if he won that case....or the Federal suit he should be filing right now.

This children may be adults *now*, but while they were groing up *somebody* was covering this guy's responsibilities. That the state has fucked this guy over big-time has nothing to do with child support....it's a red herring pure and simple.

04-29-2002, 11:59 AM	#8
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	His whole beef with the state should be the subject of a Federal civil rights lawsuit...and should include any damages (like interest and lost income) he suffered as a result. He also should have petitioned the court for a reduction in his child support...which he didn't bother to do because he figured he'd never get out and the kid's custodians wouldn't persue him.. Goodness knows there's plenty of people spending all their time in the can in the law library filing motions in pro se. But none of this has anything to do with his absolute liability for the child support. The child support obligation goes from one parent to the child, with the custodial parent acting for the child. The state is only involved by way of enforcing the civil court's order on behalf of the custodian. The action to recover the back support wasn't filed in retaliation for the state civil action (as is so slyly implied), it was filed because there was some possibility that the guy would have assests to attach if he won that case....or the Federal suit he should be filing right now. This children may be adults now, but while they were groing up somebody was covering this guy's responsibilities. That the state has fucked this guy over big-time has nothing to do with child support....it's a red herring pure and simple. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."