To: The New York State House

CHILD SUPPORT

Unjust use of CHILD SUPPORT

Why is this important?

I am starting this petition to give awareness about the flaws within our justice system. There are a lot of women using our legal system to gain child support for personal reasons, like revenge against the fathers. Proof should have to be provided to the courts proving that the father does support the child financially. Instead what is happening is the courts are ordering the fathers to pay child support of 17% of their earnings with little to no facts supporting the mothers claim. I also believe that depending on the school the child attends, child care should be included within the support cost and not additionally. I also think the standard 17% needs to be adjusted per individual. The 17% hinders the middle class working fathers not allowing them to bond and connect with their child due to excessive working to compensate for the support being rendered to the mother. This is only further effecting the child. I just would like to restate my position with this petition which is not to disagree with financial support needing to be provided for children, but to provide awareness about the injustice in our family court justice system and a move for change within it.