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There
is no scarcity of stories. Every story is a classic example of what is wrong
with the system. The abuse by government child support officials is so
far-reaching no one is left unscathed. You might want a long version and a
short version. There are so many details of each case,
it is not unlikely that a 20 page story could be written. Feel free to write
that 20 page story. But, then, if possible try summarize
the story down to two pages. Our team of volunteers will help edit your story
to make it as easy to read as possible and to ensure that important facts don’t
get overlooked. We will get the details and then determine if we think any laws
or rights have been violated.
ü How long together.
Married/unmarried. What year married/divorced. Birth
year of children, their ages at the time of dissolution.
ü
ü What was your job history been,
what do you do today?
ü Child support – custody
ü Hearing – were you there,
did you have an attorney? Did your ex have an attorney?
ü Were you happy/not happy
about the result – did you realize this would be permanent?
ü Who was the judge/magistrate/referee?
ü Every any accusations – by who – true or false?
ü Was child protection ever
contacted or involved? If so, for what reason
ü Any known drug use?
ü Any – what triggered the OFP
– when did it get filed?
ü Did you get a hearing –
after the exparte order was issued?
ü In what ways and by whom did
you experience bias against you?
ü Who were your judges,
referees, or magistrates?
ü What county were the hearings?
ü Did you at any time discuss
a private agreement with the other parents, agreeing on what you would each be
happy with?
ü If so, why didn’t it stick?
ü If no private agreement had
been attempted – why not?
ü Do you know what IV-D
welfare services are?
ü When was application made –
when did you realize the county was going to be involved?
ü Did the county get involved
before the divorce was final or after?
ü Are you on automatic income
withholding – were you in arrears according to your invoice when you received
the first invoice?
ü
Mediation
services? Court services evalutation?
ü GAL? Child psychologist? Who
paid for it? Your experience?
ü If there would have been a
MN law that had 50/50 custody and no child support, what impact would that have
had on your custody battle
ü Did you want custody – if
so, why?
ü Did you have an attorney –
who was the judge?
ü Did you ex have a private
attorney or just rely on the county attorney?
ü Was the child support based
on accurate income?
ü Did they impute your income
to a level you have never made?
ü Did the judge take your ex’s
income into consideration?
ü What approximately is your
ex’s income and assets (home)?
ü Were you labeled?
ü Did you appeal the order?
Did you think about appealing the order? What prevented you from appealing the
order?
ü Have you been getting the
court ordered visitation exactly as ordered?
ü If not – do you get more or
less parenting time? Why do these changes occur?
ü What else have you battled?
ü Have you ever tried to
modify?
ü Ever been charged with contempt
for not paying support
ü Ever been charged with
criminal non-support
ü
Has
your driver license been threatened? Has it been taken away?
ü How has it impacted your
ability to work and earn money to pay your child support?
ü Have you tried to get it
back? What happened?
ü Were you offered one? What
happened? Was it reasonable?
ü Have you ever been charged
with Contempt – what happened?
ü Was the charge Misdemeanor?
Gross misdemeanor? Felony Non-Support?
ü Jail time? If so, what was
the impact of jail time on your child(ren)?
ü Will your ex sign a
statement asking the county to get out of your private family matters?
ü Answer the question: this
never would have been so complicated if …..
“Finally, be
strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11
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Educational Booklet #MD03-02
The purpose of this informational series to help you position and present yourself in a way that will result in a greatly likelihood of the result you want. This series will help position you to make a difference for your personal case and for the cause as a whole, as you help to advocate for change to prevent others from having to go through what you have. This is a series of empowerment – how to take your energies, time, and talents and help facilitate social change.
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