To: The Minnesota State House, The Minnesota State Senate, Governor Tim Walz, The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Donald Trump

Child support laws and how the non- custodial parent isn't paying, the Mn laws aren't strict enou...

Child Support laws in Mn are horrible, these non -custodial parents are behind and Mn doesn't do enough by holding them accountable, they like to give them 30 days to make a move, in that 30 days that parent has moved, or changed jobs, then the location process starts again. We are the leaniest state in the country when it comes to child support and how we deal with these parents. It's ridiculous, it's despicable and it's boarder line inhumane. We didn't hear of any problems locating undocumented immigrants, they were found with no excuses, plenty of grandstanding, handshaking, and pictures be taken on that one. They're still locating them, the efforts are as strong as it was when it was said and quickly started. They got the job done and still doing it, but these deadbeat "parents" should be treated better or be given a pass because the child support agency said they can't find these deadbeats, a legal citizen, a taxpayer. they're sitting across from right now, they just repaired your car, cut your hair, you just had lunch with them, they're your neighbor, they were your realitor, seriously; how hard can this search be when the state has the biggest search site? Something better needs to happen with this situation, not them hiding behind a spouse by leaving their name off important documents. That spouse of whom the child doesn't belong isn't responsible for that child(ren) but when you legally attach yourself to the debtor you take the entire debt, that package, including his or her child support debt. Too many families are fighting this obstacle, this unnecessary battle for no reason except selfishness and greed. There's no help from the legislature who is suppose to put better laws in place. I don't care if you have to make threats to take that legal spouse to court or take their property or garnish their wages, because more often than not , that parent is sitting right there in their face or at least knows the location. If that legal spouse is hit or think they're going to be hit with the bill, if known , they will give their location or help them pay. The point is something must be done, ruffle some feathers make something happen, something that makes a significant difference. You never hear about child support when it comes time to vote, it's not mentioned on the political trail, because they don't care about our children. Instead it's.. affordabble health care, well maybe if you enforce new , strictor laws on these non-paying child support people then perhaps health care can be more affordable. Welfare reform..well maybe if you made these non-paying child support people pay, there wouldn't be such a great deal of a need of reformation of the welfare system Change needs to happen, not next election, but now our children need us now and everyday not every 4 years except in this case it's never mentioned. They need this not now, but right now, not tomorrow but yesterday.

Why is this important?

I have a special needs child and though i am not on state assistance, nor does my child get Social Security disability, but for parent that does recieve it,this particular type, the amount depends on the income which fluctuates often, but if the absent parent made theyre payments, the child support payments would probably be more than the SSD the other wouldnt have to worry about if she statedan extra if it would affect her SSD benifits, the child could be in a better situation, the parent could provide so much beeter for the child. With SSD a parent may get $200, the one month and he may get $1.42 the next month all because she stayed an extra 1 hour at work. Most absent parents don't have any felony convictions, have 2 arms, 2 legs, no medical conditions, a head and has job skills but can't seem to keep or get a job, or report a job which is more of the case, like most of these parents that owe back child support. There are some over 16000.00 past due and there are those who are $65000. or more behind and counting, all the agency can say is"we can't find him", there'ss on social media, legally marriages, some have valid DL, but but if any parent waiting, needing, deserving these payments were to be .50 over in income they're reduced or cut off, they find past employers of the custoial parent that hadn't been employed at a place for years, but you can't find these fathers or parents. Again i repeat, Mn laws on child support are one of the leaniest in the country. They don't believe in shaming these shameful people for whatever their reasons are, but im sure that child ifeels ashamed of standing in the food shelf line or getting on the school bus at homeless shelter is ashamed, so i guess that leaves the citizens of Mn taking care of their kids instead of them. Mn's idea of doing isn't enough or next to nothing but they're quick to make changes to food support or cash assistance to get closer to not footing the bill. The C.S laws gets nowhere or what they change is one problem, as if its only one problem, it's all mportant. These parents live very well underground or off the radar or with a spouse, dressed nice, eat well, able to travel because they hide behind the fact of not putting their name on property, utility bills, credit cards, expensive cars or wotking at cash to hand or under the table type of outfit operations. They hide assets in the spouse or girlfriend's name.while the child is living in terrible conditions, homeless, its not fair and it needs to stop, they need to be held responsible for these children. I personally can care less if this ink mistake a.k.a father never visits, calls or cares about the countless surgeries, education or what religion to follow ever, the laws can't make him love him, they can't even make him like my child but they can make him take care of him financially. Single parents, real single parents we get it done, whether we have a degree under our belts or not, we make it work everyday, to after school events, doctors appts, social events, colleges with or w/o medical conditions whatever the restriction, we do our jobs, because we love our children, i love my son very much, disability and all that comes with it, I don't it, we don't it because Mn makes us, but because we love them whole heartedly, unconditionallyally. They didn't ask to be here and they shouldn't have to live with anything less than that equally capable non-custodial parent does. No child should and as long as im at the wheel my son never will., like these other moms. These children our, children they didn't get here with one parent, one parent shouldn't have to foot the 18 year bill, nevertheless tat one parent hat was there doing it all, will be more than happy to have the reciept of their child's success.