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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.
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Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:11 pm to AbitaFan08
Heard this on Tuesday
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 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 4:16 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 AbitaFan08
What a crock of shite...
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 4:26 pm to AbitaFan08
that's fricked
Posted on 1/12/14 at 4:32 pm to AbitaFan08
Something isn't being reported correctly.
Listen to the video.
His wages were being garnished. If your timely on payments your wages aren't garnished.
He didn't know about two different court orders? Maybe he no showed on those court sessions.
At the end of the video it sounds like his six months is for contempt of court.
Listen to the video.
His wages were being garnished. If your timely on payments your wages aren't garnished.
He didn't know about two different court orders? Maybe he no showed on those court sessions.
At the end of the video it sounds like his six months is for contempt of court.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 5:07 pm to AbitaFan08
I'm sure policestateusa.com only has completely neutral, unbiased, and fact-based reporting.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 5:13 pm to AbitaFan08
What a joke. He'll be released ASAP with a big apology from the state now that the story's out.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 5:23 pm to AbitaFan08
quote:NOLA > Houston.
HOUSTON, TX
Can't overpay if you don't know who your kid is.
Posted on 1/12/14 at 5:34 pm to AbitaFan08
Now for the rest of the story.
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'I discovered for some reason his employer was withholding a large amount some weeks a small amount some weeks a zero amount some weeks,' Elam tells MyFoxHouston. Hall, saying that he 'didn't want to go to jail, basically,' paid the $3,000 balance on his child support bill prior to a November hearing in front of Judge Lisa Millard in November. At the time of the hearing, Hall owed nothing. 'Opposing counsel testified twice that he's all paid up,' says Elam.
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However, the attorney for Hall's ex-wife argued that he should be required to pay an additional $3,000 for his ex's attorneys fees. Judge Millard agreed.
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Judge Millard, however, says that when she found Hall in contempt of court, he got up and walked out of the courtroom - which is enough to anger any judge. Millard says Hall's attorneys can file a motion for reconsideration, which would allow her the opportunity to hear from both parties and reassess her decision. Hall's attorney currently is working on an appeal
Posted on 1/12/14 at 6:13 pm to AbitaFan08
WWelcome to the justice system in Harris Co TX. That judge ought to be removed from the bench.
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