To: President Donald Trump, The Georgia State House, The Georgia State Senate, Governor Brian Kemp, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Families left behind.
When the breadwinner/ half of a two income family abandons his/her spouse and children, there needs to be an immediate safety net in place. By law, let's put these changes in place and protect our children and families.
Why is this important?
My ex left 5 years ago, as the breadwinner, he left behind a full time mom/ part time income earner with two boys, ages 10 and 12.
It was almost a year later before any child support was put into place. Partly because I believed the man I had been married to for 12 years would help his family and not let them go hungry or homeless, and partly because of the cost, up front, for a lawyer.
After the shock wore off and I was faced with the reality of a lifestyle that was maintained by a two- income family, I downsized as much as possible and worked more hours. I also went back to school and retooled as a nurse. During that time i was on foodstamps , free school lunches and student loans.
But, if there had been a safety net in place, as soon as my ex decided to leave the family, his income could have been garnished to support his children. There are child support worksheets already in place. This tool should be implemented within 30/60? days of the change in income due to the person abandoning the financial responsibilitied of the family.
The family needs to be considered as an entity, therefore anything that disrupts the financial stability needs to be addressed in a timely fashion.
This is something I am very passionate about and I am just starting. I am putting this out there as a grass roots movement to protect our families left behind.
It was almost a year later before any child support was put into place. Partly because I believed the man I had been married to for 12 years would help his family and not let them go hungry or homeless, and partly because of the cost, up front, for a lawyer.
After the shock wore off and I was faced with the reality of a lifestyle that was maintained by a two- income family, I downsized as much as possible and worked more hours. I also went back to school and retooled as a nurse. During that time i was on foodstamps , free school lunches and student loans.
But, if there had been a safety net in place, as soon as my ex decided to leave the family, his income could have been garnished to support his children. There are child support worksheets already in place. This tool should be implemented within 30/60? days of the change in income due to the person abandoning the financial responsibilitied of the family.
The family needs to be considered as an entity, therefore anything that disrupts the financial stability needs to be addressed in a timely fashion.
This is something I am very passionate about and I am just starting. I am putting this out there as a grass roots movement to protect our families left behind.