To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Child support enforcement
All 50 states should honor and enforce support orders. Parents should not have to do the work of the state.
Why is this important?
I'm starting this petition for stricter child support enforcement. Many of the non-custodial parents live in other states. Florida particularly is slow when it comes to enforcing its orders when the other parent no longer resides here.
I have taken the time to track down updated addresses and employment to the state agencies with no success. This is not my job to do. While I have been patient, i feel more could be done. Pass a law that even if they don't live in the state an arrest warrant should be issued for contempt. The law should require all states to assist the issuing state with all enforcement actions. Law enforcement agencies use social media to charge and convict criminals. Non- payment of child support is a crime; use these tools to aide and assist. Hold these individuals accountable. In order to do that, I'm holding my elected officials accountable first. No parent should have to stay on hold for hours, attend endless court hearing when the respondent doesn't show up. The laws allowing these parents to petition for modified orders when they don't pay anyway is absurd.
I have taken the time to track down updated addresses and employment to the state agencies with no success. This is not my job to do. While I have been patient, i feel more could be done. Pass a law that even if they don't live in the state an arrest warrant should be issued for contempt. The law should require all states to assist the issuing state with all enforcement actions. Law enforcement agencies use social media to charge and convict criminals. Non- payment of child support is a crime; use these tools to aide and assist. Hold these individuals accountable. In order to do that, I'm holding my elected officials accountable first. No parent should have to stay on hold for hours, attend endless court hearing when the respondent doesn't show up. The laws allowing these parents to petition for modified orders when they don't pay anyway is absurd.