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Wage garnishment can be up to 65%

Licenses can be suspended or revoked

3 in 4 fathers who owe arrears earn less than $10K/yr

Average arrears is $11K

Arrears include unpaid support, interest fees, Medicaid

If incarcerated for 5 years, average arrears is $30K

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Is there any way to negotiate for lower debt like you can with credit cards?

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Is there any way to negotiate for lower debt like you can with credit cards?

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Yes, why is this kind of debt criminalized? Such an important insight.

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It's interesting to look at supporting dads as there is a stereotype of "deadbeat" dads. Will there be services to help dads get out of debt and go on to really financially support their children?

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Awareness is so important- some of the points you raise... I wonder how to put this more on the radar?

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How can state legislators be leveraged to address further criminalizing father's who are having difficulty paying back arears?

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How can state legislators be leveraged to address further criminalizing father's who are having difficulty paying back arears?

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I really don't know much about this issue, so I wonder how educating people to demystify myths or assumptions

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Where does this problem live? For whom? Think about race, income, language, other disparities?

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what metrics can be used to determine whether non-custodial parents really cannot afford their child support obligation vs choosing not to fulfill their parental responsibilities.

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what metrics can be used to determine whether non-custodial parents really cannot afford their child support obligation vs choosing not to fulfill their parental responsibilities.

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Educate judges and look for alternative courts for this issue as opposed to incarceration. Judicial discretion could be targeted.

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Having questions like that on employment applications actuals works against the problem... That's insane. 

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Having questions like that on employment applications actuals works against the problem... That's insane. 

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Even debt to the IRS is not criminalized in this manner. Very few people are incarcerated for taxes in arrears. And folks can negotiate with the IRS to settle the debt.

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I'm struggling to have compassion for dads who haven't paid their child support because I'm so entrenched in the realities of single mothers raising children without any child support. I definitely don't want to see them locked up over this, but it's hard not to also consider the needs of single moms and children. I wonder if you'll have similar pushback with trying to move this forward? 

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I'm struggling to have compassion for dads who haven't paid their child support because I'm so entrenched in the realities of single mothers raising children without any child support. I definitely don't want to see them locked up over this, but it's hard not to also consider the needs of single moms and children. I wonder if you'll have similar pushback with trying to move this forward? 

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Who else is impacted by the problem? And how?

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Who else is impacted by the problem? And how?

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The other parent? The child?

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is there any data or literature that supports the effectiveness of incarcerating people to address this debt? 

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is there any data or literature that supports the effectiveness of incarcerating people to address this debt? 

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I was also told that the child support system was supposed to be set up in a way where non custodial parents would not need a lawyer. Perhaps there's something more that can be done on this point.

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Is this usually happening in heterosexual couples with cis men and women? 

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Is this usually happening in heterosexual couples with cis men and women? 

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I wonder if there are Dads with imposter syndrome or in other ways they see themselves as not good for the child and so they stay away. 

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I wonder if there are Dads with imposter syndrome or in other ways they see themselves as not good for the child and so they stay away. 

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How about from the LIFE SKILLS perspective? Think about designing an approach to increase awareness (Child Support 101) beginning in middle school age group.

I like the word, "dad-versity"