Aafes
Viernheim,#2Consumer Comment
Mon, April 10, 2006
This is typical of many deadbeat dads. This slug avoids any payments by simply changing jobs as soon as support enforcement serves a wage garnishment. He can effectively work for about 120 days without discovery as most states only update their new employment databases every 90 days. This database is used by support enforcement to track down deadbeats.
This man should NOT have a passport. This is in violation of current federal laws. You need to write several letters detailing the matter in full. Send the main letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, one to your congressional representative and one to your senator. Send carbon copies of each to your state representatives, your governor and his governor. Having worked in support enforcement for several years trust me NOTHING gets the agencies attention like a DHHS or congressional inquiry into their performance on a case. These agencies are funded by the Federal and state governments and don't want any attention drawn to their inadequate performance.
They unfortunately focus primarily on recovering AFDC funds and non-AFDC recipients are put on the back burner. You are likely never to get the arrearages in full in this case.
The time he was out of the country, while difficult is not insurmountable. Most countries provide "full faith and credit" in these matters which means they have tacit agreements that one court will recognize the other country's court orders.
He is in violation for non-payment of support,however, the fact he lives in another state makes things more difficult. If your state's support enforcement division obtained a warrant for his arrest and posted it nationwide he may be arrested at a traffic stop for example - the problem comes in when the arresting agency contacts your state law enforcement officials - they have to agree to PAY for his extradition and transportation to your state or pick him up themselves. With limited resources in most law enforcement agencies this is very unlikely to happen.
Continue to hound everyone in authority, write letters over and over again to everyone and hope for the best.