Deadbeat Parent Act Research Paper
An act that was created many years ago to help single mothers support themselves and their children. In 1998 this federal act was made mainly so that it would take single mothers off of welfare. Couples were having children and fathers were not stepping up to the plate. They were finding ways around not paying child support; for example, moving/traveling to a different state to not pay. It was created to punish parents that would not pay their child support. Bill Clinton was the President that passed the act. Clinton expressed to the world that mothers were on welfare because they didn’t have anyone there to help them with their expenses of a child. The fathers weren’t around to take on the responsibility of a father calling them deadbeat parents.
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My mother was a single mom who had three kids including myself. Granted, I got lucky because my dad was very involved and gave me everything I needed. So I never went through a time in my life where this Deadbeat Parent Act pertained to me or my parents. However, I have seen my sisters and friends go through situations where they don’t get help from the father or their children. I have witnessed my friends go to court over their children’s dads not paying child support. Those dads were punished by their taxes going to their child’s mom and not them. Since they owed so much in child support, they didn’t see a dime of their taxes this year. One thing I didn’t agree with in this article is when they decide to suspended drivers license. I think that a driver license is a luxury to have and should be taken away be the courts when you do something wrong but I think it makes it harder for that person to go to his or her job. If that parent can’t get to work, how are they going to pay child support? I think they could find a better way to punish a parent. I think the court should court order them to work 30-40 hours a week and if they don’t, they get jail time. That wouldn’t give a parent the excuse as to why they couldn’t pay that week. This punishment would make people want to work, keep busy, and stay out of trouble. I also didn’t agree with was when the parent
My mother was a single mom who had three kids including myself. Granted, I got lucky because my dad was very involved and gave me everything I needed. So I never went through a time in my life where this Deadbeat Parent Act pertained to me or my parents. However, I have seen my sisters and friends go through situations where they don’t get help from the father or their children. I have witnessed my friends go to court over their children’s dads not paying child support. Those dads were punished by their taxes going to their child’s mom and not them. Since they owed so much in child support, they didn’t see a dime of their taxes this year. One thing I didn’t agree with in this article is when they decide to suspended drivers license. I think that a driver license is a luxury to have and should be taken away be the courts when you do something wrong but I think it makes it harder for that person to go to his or her job. If that parent can’t get to work, how are they going to pay child support? I think they could find a better way to punish a parent. I think the court should court order them to work 30-40 hours a week and if they don’t, they get jail time. That wouldn’t give a parent the excuse as to why they couldn’t pay that week. This punishment would make people want to work, keep busy, and stay out of trouble. I also didn’t agree with was when the parent