Dad-Ease by Laura Borland https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh Let's destigmatize Dads en-us 2022-09-27 23:56:15 UTC 2022-09-29 01:16:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Nonresident Fathers lborland3 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318365245
  • 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
    • ]]>     2022-09-28 23:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318365245     Is there any way to negotiate for lower debt like you can with credit cards? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318466770 2022-09-29 01:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318466770 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318467670 Yes, why is this kind of debt criminalized? Such an important insight.  

    ]]>     2022-09-29 01:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318467670     Get out of debt services https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318468500 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?

    ]]>     2022-09-29 01:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318468500     Can this debt be de-criminalized? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318468549 2022-09-29 01:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318468549 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318469314 Awareness is so important- some of the points you raise... I wonder how to put this more on the radar? ]]> 2022-09-29 01:03:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318469314 How can state legislators be leveraged to address further criminalizing father's who are having difficulty paying back arears? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318469647 2022-09-29 01:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318469647 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318470053 I really don't know much about this issue, so I wonder how educating people to demystify myths or assumptions 

    ]]>     2022-09-29 01:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318470053     Looking deeper at the problem https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318470224 Where does this problem live? For whom? Think about race, income, language, other disparities?

    ]]>     2022-09-29 01:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318470224     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. https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318471209 2022-09-29 01:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318471209 Court Intervention https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318471256 Educate judges and look for alternative courts for this issue as opposed to incarceration. Judicial discretion could be targeted.]]> 2022-09-29 01:05:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318471256 Having questions like that on employment applications actuals works against the problem... That's insane. https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318472490 2022-09-29 01:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318472490 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318472867 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.]]> 2022-09-29 01:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318472867 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? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318473052 2022-09-29 01:06:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318473052 Who else is impacted by the problem? And how? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318474652 The other parent? The child?]]> 2022-09-29 01:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318474652 is there any data or literature that supports the effectiveness of incarcerating people to address this debt? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318477636 2022-09-29 01:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318477636 Navigation https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318478166 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. ]]> 2022-09-29 01:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318478166 Is this usually happening in heterosexual couples with cis men and women? https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318480104 2022-09-29 01:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318480104 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. https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318480165 2022-09-29 01:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318480165 Life Skills - CS 101 https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318482217 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"]]>     2022-09-29 01:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lborland3/ts1zke2lxfi9tavh/wish/2318482217