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marla1971
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What is the name of your state? My name is Marla. I am a single parent of 4 young children. My children and I reside in Carteret NJ. I am writing to you today to inform you of a very large problem in your state. My ex husband and the father of my 4 children migrated to Florida after our separation in 2000. I went to court and was given custody of my children and awarded child support. The child support order is for $331.00 per week. The case number in NJ is CS53109700A. The order was sent down to Florida to be executed. Originally I was informed that Florida would require my ex to keep up with the child support or there would be consequences. On the Florida child support enforcement web site there are penalties listed that include license suspension and so forth. As of June 30, today my ex husband is in arrears $28,986.53. The last payment I received was on June15 in the amount of $73.00. I call child support enforcement only to be told that as long as he makes any sort of payment they will not enforce any sort of punishment. I recently rcieved a note from my ex informing me that his unemployment had run out and that I would not be receiving any more child support until such time that he became employed again.
I work part time and up until May I was a full time nursing student. The way things are going I will be unable to return to school in September. I want my children to have everything that they need. I want to be able to get a better job so that we don't have to struggle.
Between my ex husband's lack of caring and your states lack of need to enforce child support orders from other states, my children and I continue to struggle to make ends meet. What I am asking is not just for me but for all the other single parents whose support payments are hiding behind the sunshine in your state. I would like you to take measures to enforce the child support orders. Florida claims to work with other states to enforce these orders. These orders are not being enforced to the extent of the law. My ex husband has been making payments as he sees or rather saw fit. If the order had been enforced the arrears would not have gotten this far out of control. I would like to have half the fun my ex is having. Since the separation he has been on a cruise, flown to Las Vegas, done Disney, visited Miami, and sat in his season tickets at the TB Bucs games. He flies up to NJ once or twice a year to spend time with "his children." He has the money for all of that stuff, not to mention that he has tickets to the Shania Twain concert July 9 at St Pete. Where is the money that the children need. Last time I asked him to help me out financially he at first laughed at me, and then told me that I should ask my boyfriend for the money. My boyfriend is not my children's father and he has his own responsibilities.
My ex husband resides in Tampa Fl
I hope that at least you will look into this matter. If these orders are better enforced many children will grow up having everything that they need and not having to watch their custodial parent struggle.
I thank you for your time and hope to hear soon what measures might be taken to remedy this problem.
Thank You
Marla
This is the letter that I emailed to the great govenor of Florida. I recieved in response an automated note telling me basically that he is too busy to worry about such meager issues. I wanted to have my ex arrested the next time he is in town. I was told that was impossible. No warrant will be issued in NJ because he is not a resident of the state. If anyone has any ideas I am willing to try almost anything at this point. I can not allow my children to suffer because their father is a selfish pig!!!!!!
I work part time and up until May I was a full time nursing student. The way things are going I will be unable to return to school in September. I want my children to have everything that they need. I want to be able to get a better job so that we don't have to struggle.
Between my ex husband's lack of caring and your states lack of need to enforce child support orders from other states, my children and I continue to struggle to make ends meet. What I am asking is not just for me but for all the other single parents whose support payments are hiding behind the sunshine in your state. I would like you to take measures to enforce the child support orders. Florida claims to work with other states to enforce these orders. These orders are not being enforced to the extent of the law. My ex husband has been making payments as he sees or rather saw fit. If the order had been enforced the arrears would not have gotten this far out of control. I would like to have half the fun my ex is having. Since the separation he has been on a cruise, flown to Las Vegas, done Disney, visited Miami, and sat in his season tickets at the TB Bucs games. He flies up to NJ once or twice a year to spend time with "his children." He has the money for all of that stuff, not to mention that he has tickets to the Shania Twain concert July 9 at St Pete. Where is the money that the children need. Last time I asked him to help me out financially he at first laughed at me, and then told me that I should ask my boyfriend for the money. My boyfriend is not my children's father and he has his own responsibilities.
My ex husband resides in Tampa Fl
I hope that at least you will look into this matter. If these orders are better enforced many children will grow up having everything that they need and not having to watch their custodial parent struggle.
I thank you for your time and hope to hear soon what measures might be taken to remedy this problem.
Thank You
Marla
This is the letter that I emailed to the great govenor of Florida. I recieved in response an automated note telling me basically that he is too busy to worry about such meager issues. I wanted to have my ex arrested the next time he is in town. I was told that was impossible. No warrant will be issued in NJ because he is not a resident of the state. If anyone has any ideas I am willing to try almost anything at this point. I can not allow my children to suffer because their father is a selfish pig!!!!!!
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