by John Clapp | Dec 5, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
The federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has proposed that states revise unrealistically high child support guidelines. Details are at: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/css OCSE proposes to update Federal regulations in § 302.56 that address State...
by John Clapp | Nov 17, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
There is new evidence of the damage caused by unrealistic child support orders. A Washington Post article on Nov 15, 2015 says: “Of the 2.2 million people incarcerated in the United States, about half are parents, and at least 1 in 5 has a child support obligation....
by John Clapp | Oct 6, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
A Hartford Courant article (October 6, 2015, p A1) quotes a parent as saying that this “is the worst possible experience a father and mother could have. Your children are alive, you know where they are, but you can’t see them.” This describes very...
by John Clapp | Aug 8, 2015 | Shared Parenting Tips
Audie Cornish used the term “deadbeat dads” three times in a recent article. She is right that excessive child support is at the root of a lot of crime and illegal street trafficking, but she hasn’t done good research on excessive child support...
by John Clapp | Aug 8, 2015 | Best Interests of the Child
Leana Wen, the dynamic health commissioner of Baltimore says about “Safe Streets”, a group working to end street violence in Baltimore: “Initially when I was meeting with Safe Streets, I said, ‘What is the one type of support we can help you with?’...
