How can one person help bring about changes in child support system?

Question

I know so many overwrought men who are unduly burdened by the inane rules, policies, and demands of the (California) Child Support system that it makes me furious. These are men who are trying to do right by their children only to get raked over the coals endlessly. I think changes need to be made, so what can I possibly do to start helping bring these changes about?

Answer 1

I agree with you a million times over, even though I'm in OH & not CA.  Child support started out as a well intentioned system to help both parents get the support they need to raise the children.  Then a few bad apples spoiled the bunch & now practically every case worker thinks all men are scum, & some women abuse the system by purposely not working to get more "free" money that they can do what-ever they want with.  There are good ones out there that do what-ever they can, & there are supposed to be rules in place to keep the paying parent from going hungry & losing their home.  But that is happening way too often.  The problem that we have with our problems with the system is that the child support office is a government agency.  You might as well try to change the SSI system.  Every state gets free reign on how they run their child support office.  They have a "few" federal rules that they must follow, but other than that they can do what they will.  The only way to "fix" a gov system is to petition or propose legislation that will change the current system.  That means going through your state gov representatives.  And most of them don't really have to deal with the child support office, or if they do they aren't the ones being shafted.  And you know how politicians are.....

I wish you the BEST of luck, write every gov representative you have, you might find one that will help you with your cause.  I'd sign your petition if I were in CA.

Answer 2

Hillary is that you?...

Answer 3

Unless they are asking that they pay an exorbiant amount of support each month, what could be unduly burdening them??? That they have to pay it on time?  That it is garnished from their pay? (since they must pay it anyway, why would that be a problem unless they intended not to pay it).  You can't be raked over the coals endlessly - child support orders are only able to be modified every 3 years or if there is a significant change in income.  I think maybe you are having the wool pulled over your eyes.

Answer 4

Put back ENFORCABLE laws into marriage.  In pre 1968 America divorce on demand did not exist.  Abandoning  a marriage by EITHER party with out justification(physical abuse, insanity, adultry) carried SEVERE penalties including time in the slammer.