Man Owes Child Support to 15 Women; Has 20+ Kids

(Memphis) Latoya Shields says she had to sit down when she heard the news, “During the whole relationship, I only knew of four children.”

When a prosecutor told her that the father of her child had 20 other children she said her knees buckled, “At that time, three years ago, my child was the 21st child. Yeah, that would be overwhelming for anybody.”

She says after spending almost 8 years with Terry [...]

American woman who sent adopted son, 7, back to Russia must pay him $150,000 compensation AND $1,000 per month

Torry Hansen adopted Artem in 2009 and sent him back to Russia in 2010
Must support him for the next eight years until he turns 18

An American woman who sent the Russian boy she adopted back to Moscow on a one-way flight has been ordered to pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support.

Torry Hansen will have to pay a lump sum of $150,000 to the child she named Justin [...]

Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break — on child support

By Rene LynchMay 18, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

You have to say this much for Desmond Hatchett: He has a way with the ladies.

The 33-year-old Knoxville, Tenn., resident has reportedly set a Knox County record for his ability to reproduce. He has 30 children with 11 women. And nine of those children were born in the last three years, after Hatchett — who is something of a local celebrity — vowed “I’m done!” in a [...]

NY courts typically award a max of $23,000 a year in child support. How one 5-year-old got $47,000 per month:

In most New York child support cases, courts award no more than $23,000 a year to cover a child’s basic needs.

Then there is the 5-year-old son of billionaire businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, whose companies include Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, among others, and millionaire model Linda Evangelista.

 

On Thursday, the parents will appear in Manhattan Family Court to begin a trial over child support payments with staggering sums at stake: Ms. Evangelista [...]

Joe Walsh Says He Had ‘Verbal’ Deal Not To Pay Child Support

Freshman Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) says he didn’t pay tens of thousands of dollars in child support payments to his ex-wife because he was under the impression they had an informal agreement that he’d keep the money.

“He reasonably relied on [ex-wife Laura Walsh's] representations and conduct, to his detriment,” Walsh’s lawyer said in a court filing, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Through his attorney, Walsh claimed he [...]

A struggling 59-year-old mother of three, who finally received the $93,000 in child support payments her ex-husband owed her from the last 30 years

Just came across this. Sad but true. Can we have tax relief for fathers current with their child support payments?

Here’s part of a well-written article that discusses problems in public housing (http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/miarticle.htm?id=6681):

Many households, the group tells me, have never paid bills for themselves: Utilities came with public housing, food stamps helped with groceries and everything else was paid for in cash. Not surprisingly, the priority was to keep receiving benefits and, if possible, increase them. That meant keeping live-in boyfriends – [...]