To: The Minnesota State House, The Minnesota State Senate, Governor Tim Walz, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Unfair financial calculations for non-custodial parents.
These guidelines put a single Father at a 3 month total gross income of $5,673 or below to receive assistance. This does not allow for the funds the Father does not even see in his paycheck.
If I was a single person without children making $1580 per month, I would qualify.
The child support is taken out before anything else. Before it is even mailed to the employees.
If I was a single person without children making $1580 per month, I would qualify.
The child support is taken out before anything else. Before it is even mailed to the employees.
Why is this important?
I have hit a wall of unfair financial calculations that has literally bankrupted me and has also kept me from receiving any aid that would be afforded to someone who earns what I do after Child support is deducted.
For most Fathers or non custodial parents, the child support payments are automatically deducted from our paychecks and sent onto the MN Child Support Collection Agency.
I am a contractor and working for a company. My Child support (56%) is taken out, leaving me a monthly paycheck of $1580. This does not have taxes taken out.
After my home payment (which is on a home savers loan at 2% interest) and $175 to the bankruptcy trustee, I have $10 to purchase: gas, groceries, electric, trash pickup, heat, car insurance …etc.
This does not include the taxes I have not been able to pay all year.
I am not writing about the unfair family law rulings that disregard a fathers right to exist.
The financial calculations I am referencing is the ones used for “in forma pauperis”, obtaining legal aid, Minnesota Energy Assistance Program.
These guidelines put a single Father at a 3 month total gross income of $5,673 or below to receive assistance. This does not allow for the funds the Father does not even see in his paycheck.
If I was a single person without children making $1580 per month, I would qualify.
The child support is taken out before anything else. Before it is even mailed to the employees.
I am not even talking taxes which would be the same for Fathers and single men.
Fathers are penalized and support that would be afforded to the custodial mothers since the child support is not included in their income and placing them at a much lower rate, is denied the non-custodial parent.
I owe over 2 months electric, all of this year’s taxes, now braces for 2 of my children. I need help and fairness.
Fathers are forced into a continual spiral of worse case scenarios.
I have to represent myself in court and am a legal punching bag.
Bias in family law is very real, representing yourself means you shouldn’t even show up. The order will read whatever the opposing council writes down. My child support should show that. My ex makes as much as I do before the $1650 in child support she receives. ( tax free). For roughly $4700 per month. Deductions at the end of the year, only part of that is taxed.
But yet, with the children she qualified for free legal aid, in forma paupris…etc
I am told, I make too much money with a monthly paycheck that reaches me of $1580 before taxes on $3200 per month.
Simply, Child Support should be deducted from a Father’s income if it is automatically deducted.
Even if it is not automatically deducted, the amount would still be owed and collected.
Please help the Fathers get a fair chance to have representation, pay their electric bills and ultimately have a life with their children.
Thank you
For most Fathers or non custodial parents, the child support payments are automatically deducted from our paychecks and sent onto the MN Child Support Collection Agency.
I am a contractor and working for a company. My Child support (56%) is taken out, leaving me a monthly paycheck of $1580. This does not have taxes taken out.
After my home payment (which is on a home savers loan at 2% interest) and $175 to the bankruptcy trustee, I have $10 to purchase: gas, groceries, electric, trash pickup, heat, car insurance …etc.
This does not include the taxes I have not been able to pay all year.
I am not writing about the unfair family law rulings that disregard a fathers right to exist.
The financial calculations I am referencing is the ones used for “in forma pauperis”, obtaining legal aid, Minnesota Energy Assistance Program.
These guidelines put a single Father at a 3 month total gross income of $5,673 or below to receive assistance. This does not allow for the funds the Father does not even see in his paycheck.
If I was a single person without children making $1580 per month, I would qualify.
The child support is taken out before anything else. Before it is even mailed to the employees.
I am not even talking taxes which would be the same for Fathers and single men.
Fathers are penalized and support that would be afforded to the custodial mothers since the child support is not included in their income and placing them at a much lower rate, is denied the non-custodial parent.
I owe over 2 months electric, all of this year’s taxes, now braces for 2 of my children. I need help and fairness.
Fathers are forced into a continual spiral of worse case scenarios.
I have to represent myself in court and am a legal punching bag.
Bias in family law is very real, representing yourself means you shouldn’t even show up. The order will read whatever the opposing council writes down. My child support should show that. My ex makes as much as I do before the $1650 in child support she receives. ( tax free). For roughly $4700 per month. Deductions at the end of the year, only part of that is taxed.
But yet, with the children she qualified for free legal aid, in forma paupris…etc
I am told, I make too much money with a monthly paycheck that reaches me of $1580 before taxes on $3200 per month.
Simply, Child Support should be deducted from a Father’s income if it is automatically deducted.
Even if it is not automatically deducted, the amount would still be owed and collected.
Please help the Fathers get a fair chance to have representation, pay their electric bills and ultimately have a life with their children.
Thank you