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Father Sentenced to 6 Months for Overpaying Child Support
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:10 pm
It really is moments like this when my jaw drops and I want to give up on society.
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HOUSTON, TX — A father will spend half of 2014 behind bars for doing too much for his son. After overpaying child support and seeing his son too often — breaking terms that were secretly modified without his knowledge — a judge sentenced him to a lengthy jail sentence.
Clifford Hall has been doing his best to give care to his 11-year-old son, who lives with his ex-wife. He pays his child support and visits regularly. “I’m his father it’s my responsibility to take care of him,” Hall said.
Last November, his child support payments were paid in full. Sometime between then and now, the child support agreement between Hall and his wife was modified without his knowledge. Hall wound up overpaying by $3,000, a fact that Harris County District Court Judge Lisa Millard found contemptible.
Another term that was modified without his knowledge was his visitation schedule. Subsequently, Hall was found to have over-visited his son.
Judge Millard ended up finding Hall in contempt of court.
“When she said I remand you to the Harris County Jail for 180 days my mouth just dropped,” Hall told FOX 26 Houston.
In addition to the six month jail sentence, Judge Millard is forcing Hall to pay his ex-wife’s attorney fees.
“I can’t be there for my son in jail,” Hall said. “I can’t pay child support in jail. This is not in the best interest of the child.”
Hall is correct. Such heavy-handed actions on the part of the court serve no one. Not only is the child going to be deprived of his father for the next 6 months, but taxpayers will have to pay the father’s incarceration, and will potentially be forced to subsidize the mother’s living expenses in lieu of the child support payments.
It just goes to show us that no good deed goes unpunished in Police State USA.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:12 pm to AbitaFan08
Wow...that's fricked up bad
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:12 pm to AbitaFan08
Was it for overpaying or for going over on his visitation?
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:13 pm to Bama and Beer
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Heard this on Tuesday
Well if it's German then my bad, did a quick search and didn't see anything.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:13 pm to AbitaFan08
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Judge Millard
Should be the one going to jail.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:14 pm to AbitaFan08
Lol judge should be stripped of his/her robe and disbarred.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:15 pm to AbitaFan08
quote:Y'all keep voting
Police State USA.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:15 pm to AbitaFan08
Something has to be missing here.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:15 pm to AbitaFan08
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Such heavy-handed actions on the part of the court serve no one. Not only is the child going to be deprived of his father for the next 6 months, but taxpayers will have to pay the father’s incarceration, and will potentially be forced to subsidize the mother’s living expenses in lieu of the child support payments.
This. I don't understand how jailing the guy fixes anything...
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:15 pm to Gmorgan4982
quote:for local govt, yes. Presidential elections serve no purpose.
Y'all keep voting
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:16 pm to AbitaFan08
Damn... that's all sorts of fricked up.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:17 pm to AbitaFan08
Saw this yesterday, I don't understand this story..
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:17 pm to PGT Beauregard
Yeah, story sounds made up.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:18 pm to AbitaFan08
I smell bull shite. There has to be more to this story we are not privy to.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:19 pm to SabiDojo
Don't you have to be served with papers if the court order is modified?
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:19 pm to SabiDojo
There simply must be more we don't know
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:20 pm to PGT Beauregard
Mom is upset that she might not truthfully say she provided more than half of support/ child lived with her ,ore than half the time on taxes to claim as dependent?
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:20 pm to SabiDojo
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judge should be stripped of his/her robe and disbarred.
Yep, but won't happen. Will likely get a nomination to a higher court.
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