Family and the courts

apply for AFDC and then let the Attorney General go after the loser!

hi opinionatedlady I do feel for you. seems to me that they should be able to move on this faster than May.But like you say there are a lot of other families with the same problems. I have always said I was glad I learned some job skills when I got out o f high school. you never know when even if you are happily married to a husband who is a steady worket something may go wrong, and you may need to come u p to bat. If you have no job skills at all, you will be in real troubles. When my husband was stricken with colon cancer I immediately got a job as a nurses aide due to my years of experience and helped to feed ua nd pay all the bills until my husband was able to resume his work. Here in Ca in the US the days of all women being stay at home moms while Dad is the breadwinner are long gone. Every adult in a family now has to w o rk in order to pay rent or house payments and maintain the family. Yes the courts are all snarled up and with this budget impasse who knows what will happen. I wish our U S government had used the common sense we women use in managing our money. If we have say 600 dollars to work with we do not go out a nd spend 1200 dollars. we say within our budget. Congress needs to enlist the aid of a few hundred women who manage family budgets to get our country back out of trouble.

YOu'd think they would but frankly, I think they just don't really give a rats. They get their check no matter what. Plus...I honestly believe there could be some partiality to race and even illegals. Seems those types never have a problem getting government help or legal help just as quick as they seem to want it. Just my opinion and just what I have witnessed, not saying it is that way all the time or all around...but just makes things seem really shady. I have known people trying to get on Social security, social security disability and welfare and food stamps and it just seems that race is a huge benefactor as to who gets those things at all much less first. But as far as child support..tell her to make sure it goes on his credit report as a debt. I know it can be done as when I was a mortgage loan processor...I saw it many times and it had to be counted as a qualifing debt (whether paid or not) same as a student loan that wasn't being paid had to be included in the debt ratio. Might not get her any money, but could hold him back for getting somthing that he doesn't deserve when he should be supporting his kids

That is a long time to wait! Hopefully they will get things going now and she can get all the money owed to her. Even though she has to wait even more time, they may give her the child support for that time.