Passport revoked!

[ED*Riza 0]

http://www.sequoyahcountysheriff.org/AdamW...ctExplained.htm

[archie07 0]

I agree, the birth certificate should suffice. Worry about the passport when he catches up on his child support. I raised my children, my ex-wife never bothered to pay me the child support but i never made an issue of it because I didn't need her money. I read the story about the chinese girl, had the adam walsh act been in effect at the time her husband would never have been able to petition her. Good luck to you....

Sir, can you give me the website about Adam Walsh Act? i want to know more about this please... thanks a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Walsh_Ch..._and_Safety_Act

[marzjc56 1]

A spouse in the Phillipines that he was supposed to have visited at least once in the last two years!!

Supposed? Not all Filipinos need to visit their families back to Philippines within 2 years...it depends how to work on to your financial, work and vacation time to spend....as a couple. ***PEACE***

[marzjc56 1]

Supposed? Not all Filipinos need to visit their families back to Philippines within 2 years...it depends how to work on to your financial, work and vacation time to spend....as a couple. ***PEACE***

Too bad....he wants to petition for new spouse and cannot even support his own child.....sorry!!!

[*julez* 124]

As I said, I can be more sympathetic when woman are required to show an accounting. My poorest divorced friend pays 5 times the amount you are receiving. I'm sorry this is all you receive, I agree, that is fair set of clothes for one child in a month. The system is still overall biased in favour of the women with regard to custody and financial support. I am not going to continue to debate this as it is a no win situation. Generally a woman and man will never agree. So let's leave it at that.

Well, KT, just as you don't like all dads being tarred with the same brush, I don't appreciate your tarring all moms with the same brush. Which is what I mean about setting and example. The old classic, do as I say not as I do, eh? Just because you know some idiots who use their chilren's support payments for personal use, doesn't mean all of us do! I'm only entitled to $75 a month (which I haven't gotten in ages) and I certainly would appreciate it, despite its low amount. It would pay for a pair of sneakers for one of my kids, or 2 & 1/2 counseling payments cos my kids are so damaged by their father's abuse. What I AM saying its just as wrong for you to generalize that all moms are using child support for drunken outings as it is for others to refer to all dads in child support arrears as deadbeat dads.

You expect everyone to give men the benefit of the doubt, but are unwilling to do the same for women. Well, at least you don't try to conceal your hypocrisy.

[William33 110]

Despite the complaints of harsh judgment being passed in this thread, no one reported it to the moderation team.

That said, the OP had a question about an I-130 submission and a (child support related) passport issue.

A few folks provided useful answers, while others chose to criticize and pass judgment on the OP's spouse.

Criticism and personal attacks are completely opposite of the spirit and intent of Visa Journey and violate TOS. Members of VJ need help with immigration issues, not a judge and jury.

Stay on topic.

[Delicia 1]

As I said, I can be more sympathetic when woman are required to show an accounting.

I love this part. My ex asked me for the same thing, to prove that every penny he paid for support was actually going to the kids. I obliged and kept track for one month of every penny I spent and even kept all the receipts. I took out expenses that were strictly mine which included things like dry cleaning and a birthday present I had purchased for a friend of mine. I took the remaining expenses (three people in the house me and my 2 kids) and allocated 2/3 of everything to costs involved in raising the kids. That included my monthly rent, gas, utilities, food, health and dental premiums, school supplies, haircuts, shampoo, bandaids, car payment and insurance, everything. I added it all up and divided it in half and provided the list. He stopped complaining about his $200/month child support payment when I proved that he was only paying about one-fifth as much as I was into raising the kids on a monthly basis. He never complained again about the cost of child support, but then again, he pretty much vanished after that and I haven't seen him or his child support in over 12 years. Neither have the kids.

In the end, for my ex, it was all about the money. For 2 years after the divorce, all he did was call me and complain about how much money he had to fork over for the kids and there was no way I spent it on the kids (at that time, they were in full time day care so I could work and was paying over $300/week just for that). Now, that he has decided it was all about the money and had nothing to do with the kids, our kids (one is in her last year of school and will graduate as an RN and the other is a junior in high school) want nothing to do with him. I hope it was worth it for the ex because although he was out that monstrous sum of $200/month over a 2 year period, it made him so angry and bitter that he wanted nothing to do with his only children (as far as I know) and his parents only grandchildren. I raised my children to believe that their father loved them but just was not capable of being involved in their lives. The kids haven't asked about him in years and now that they are adults, or near to it, they have never shown any inclination of finding him. All I can think is what a sad thing. To give up your kids and over such a small thing as money. These 2 kids, they are unique. There aren't 2 more like them anywhere on the planet and they are irreplaceable. You can always make more money.

[Giskat09 2]

Despite the complaints of harsh judgment being passed in this thread, no one reported it to the moderation team.

That said, the OP had a question about an I-130 submission and a (child support related) passport issue.

A few folks provided useful answers, while others chose to criticize and pass judgment on the OP's spouse.

Criticism and personal attacks are completely opposite of the spirit and intent of Visa Journey and violate TOS. Members of VJ need help with immigration issues, not a judge and jury.

Stay on topic.

Very well said Sir...

[DJ and BJ 0]

I don't think I would call that person responsible, more so...uh, stupid or naive.

People who pay child support, should know and have the common sense that they need to arrange the courts to receive the monies for the child, rather than 'trust' the ex. Then again COMMON SENSE isn't that common anymore.

:wacko: :wacko:

It is really sad when the system punishes a responsible dad who always paid the ex by check. Surely, it is painful for children who are caught between this. System should punish those who are really behind paying child support.

[Giskat09 2]

I don't think I would call that person responsible, more so...uh, stupid or naive.

People who pay child support, should know and have the common sense that they need to arrange the courts to receive the monies for the child, rather than 'trust' the ex. Then again COMMON SENSE isn't that common anymore.

:wacko: :wacko:

It is really sad when the system punishes a responsible dad who always paid the ex by check. Surely, it is painful for children who are caught between this. System should punish those who are really behind paying child support.

You mean MONEY not MONIES

[*julez* 124]

I don't think I would call that person responsible, more so...uh, stupid or naive.

People who pay child support, should know and have the common sense that they need to arrange the courts to receive the monies for the child, rather than 'trust' the ex. Then again COMMON SENSE isn't that common anymore.

It is really sad when the system punishes a responsible dad who always paid the ex by check. Surely, it is painful for children who are caught between this. System should punish those who are really behind paying child support.

You mean MONEY not MONIES

You do realize that MONEY does have a plural form and it is MONIES:

monies Usage Examples

Converse of object

• owe: Should payment not be forthcoming then NUS would move to recover monies owed.
• refund: Note for students: NEWI is unable to refund any monies charged to a student 's print account.
• disburse: Trusts which enjoy tax-exempt status must conform strictly to their remit and cannot disburse any surplus monies except to fulfill their stated objectives.
• recover: Should payment not be forthcoming then NUS would move to recover monies owed.
• earmark: Sergeant Terras is helping with fundraising and assisting in making a case for the monies previously earmarked for the Galashiels facility.
• repay: We also have the right to terminate the contract and repay any monies paid by you in accordance with the preceding sentence.

respect: The monies secured by the lien are limited to monies in respect of the goods held only.

Adjective modifier

• outstanding: Any outstanding monies should be sent into the office by Monday 16 th January please.
• remaining: Any remaining monies will be refunded to the credit card used at the time of purchase.
• additional: The agent concerned filed additional monies on 20 April which were credited to his account on 25 April 2000.
• sufficient: Evidence that the candidate would have sufficient monies to meet tutorial fees and subsistence costs while studying at the University.
• such: You will receive an official receipt for such monies or valuables.
• substantial: Acting against a clearing bank in relation to the recovery of substantial monies fraudulently obtained by a former employe and accomplices.

Modifies a noun

worth: You certainly are getting your monies worth from your subscription at Star Archive!

Noun used with modifier

• surplus: Put this and any surplus monies into an instant access Cash ISA ( subject to contribution limits ).
• sponsorship: All sponsorship monies from this year 's races are going to community projects in DR. Congo.
• retention: The clients representative will sign the building off, thus releasing final retention monies.
• grant: The work I do is in my home office with a computer, bought without grant monies.
• deposit: No interest is paid to either the Landlord or Tenant on deposit monies held.
• subscription: The subscription monies will be used for the general development and expansion of the company and its services.

[DanielParul 50]

I don't think I would call that person responsible, more so...uh, stupid or naive.

People who pay child support, should know and have the common sense that they need to arrange the courts to receive the monies for the child, rather than 'trust' the ex. Then again COMMON SENSE isn't that common anymore.

It is really sad when the system punishes a responsible dad who always paid the ex by check. Surely, it is painful for children who are caught between this. System should punish those who are really behind paying child support.

You mean MONEY not MONIES

You do realize that MONEY does have a plural form and it is MONIES:

monies Usage Examples

Converse of object

• owe: Should payment not be forthcoming then NUS would move to recover monies owed.
• refund: Note for students: NEWI is unable to refund any monies charged to a student 's print account.
• disburse: Trusts which enjoy tax-exempt status must conform strictly to their remit and cannot disburse any surplus monies except to fulfill their stated objectives.
• recover: Should payment not be forthcoming then NUS would move to recover monies owed.
• earmark: Sergeant Terras is helping with fundraising and assisting in making a case for the monies previously earmarked for the Galashiels facility.
• repay: We also have the right to terminate the contract and repay any monies paid by you in accordance with the preceding sentence.

respect: The monies secured by the lien are limited to monies in respect of the goods held only.

Adjective modifier

• outstanding: Any outstanding monies should be sent into the office by Monday 16 th January please.
• remaining: Any remaining monies will be refunded to the credit card used at the time of purchase.
• additional: The agent concerned filed additional monies on 20 April which were credited to his account on 25 April 2000.
• sufficient: Evidence that the candidate would have sufficient monies to meet tutorial fees and subsistence costs while studying at the University.
• such: You will receive an official receipt for such monies or valuables.
• substantial: Acting against a clearing bank in relation to the recovery of substantial monies fraudulently obtained by a former employe and accomplices.

Modifies a noun

worth: You certainly are getting your monies worth from your subscription at Star Archive!

Noun used with modifier

• surplus: Put this and any surplus monies into an instant access Cash ISA ( subject to contribution limits ).
• sponsorship: All sponsorship monies from this year 's races are going to community projects in DR. Congo.
• retention: The clients representative will sign the building off, thus releasing final retention monies.
• grant: The work I do is in my home office with a computer, bought without grant monies.
• deposit: No interest is paid to either the Landlord or Tenant on deposit monies held.
• subscription: The subscription monies will be used for the general development and expansion of the company and its services.

Snicker!!! No, wait... actually......

[Giskat09 2]

I don't think I would call that person responsible, more so...uh, stupid or naive.

People who pay child support, should know and have the common sense that they need to arrange the courts to receive the monies for the child, rather than 'trust' the ex. Then again COMMON SENSE isn't that common anymore.

:wacko: :wacko:

It is really sad when the system punishes a responsible dad who always paid the ex by check. Surely, it is painful for children who are caught between this. System should punish those who are really behind paying child support.

Despite the complaints of harsh judgment being passed in this thread, no one reported it to the moderation team.

That said, the OP had a question about an I-130 submission and a (child support related) passport issue.

A few folks provided useful answers, while others chose to criticize and pass judgment on the OP's spouse.

Criticism and personal attacks are completely opposite of the spirit and intent of Visa Journey and violate TOS. Members of VJ need help with immigration issues, not a judge and jury.

Stay on topic.

IF YOU CAN'T HELP, BETTER NOT to GIVE ANY JUDGMENT OR CRITIC...

WE ARE HERE IN VJ TO HELP EACH OTHER ..

[SusieK 3]

Hello,

I have read your story and yes, i believe with your opinion here..

Its just sometimes or most of the time people are easily judge others without knowing what's the real story behind these people. And that's a pity for those..

Anyway, I hope the OP will read this response, since i think she started unsubscribing herself from this thread , because of this easily thrown up criticism..

Good luck everyone.

The wife.

Hello All -

I'm new to this site but wanted to throw in my .02 on this subject as I'm VERY, VERY familar with it...

I've been divorced for almopst 3 years now and my divorce decree stated I was to pay $857 per month in child support. I faithfully paid my ogbligation every month (paid with personal checks and noted "child support" in the memo area. Well - in October of 2007 (over 2 1/2 years after my divorce, my employer receives a notice from the Child Support Enforment Agency stating that effective my next pay date my employer was to withdraw the funds from my payroll check and forward them to the CSEA. I didn't have any problem with this as I had been paying ever since the date of my divorce anyway. Well - to make a long story short, I receive a letter in November from CSEA stating that I was $25,500 in arrears for non payment of child support. I immediately got on the phone and began leaving messages for the person who was the "case officer". I left no less than 25 voice mails and never once received a response. My deduction went from $857 per month to $1045 to pay the "arrears" that I owed. I went to the Child Support with EVERY cancelled check and finally met with the case officer after sitting there for 7 hours. I was told that under Ohio law that payments made directly to the parent counted as "gifts" and would not be applied to MY responsibilities. Even after producing 29 cancelled checks that clearly stated "child support" in the memo column, I was told that the only way that the arrearage would be taken off was if my ex wife agreed to go with me to the courthouse and agreed to have a journal entry made that the funds I had given her all this time were in fact child support. My ex and I do not have a cordial relationship but I asked her anyway. She laughed at me and told me that there was no way that she would do anything to help me. (BTW - I now actually have CUSTODY of my son but that also has no bearing on what the CSEA states I'm in arrearage on).

To add insult to injury, I went to renew my passport to take my trip to see Tatiana in Moldova (even paid extra to the State Dept to expedite my renewel). I recieved a notification that I had been placed on the passport denial list because I had arrearages in excess of $2500.

Again I went back on the phone and was told that all I needed to do was speak to the case officer and she had the authority to remove my name from this list and that since I was already paying the "arrearages" it wouldn't cost me anything to get my passport back.

The case officer basically told me that she was sorry for my luck and that if I wanted my passport all I needed to do was to write a check (actually bring a Cashiers check) for $25k. We went into a negotiation and I advised her that I didn't have 25k lying around and she wound up settling for $1,500 to release my name from the passport denial list.

I guess the point of my post is that sometimes the dad isn't the deadbeat and even when he does the right thing he can end up on the losing end. Anyone who says that the child support system isn't biased towards the mother is sadly mistaken. I'm niot defecding the guy who's now the subject of 50 some odd posts, all I'm trying to say is that there were a lot of people who expressed opinions who knew absolutely nothing about how the system works. I wish this guy good luck and advise him to try and reach a compromise with his child support case officer. He may in fact be able to get his passport released fairly easily with an acceptable payment arrangement. Who knows - maybe he isn't the peice of trash that some people made him out to be.

Alan

Alan,

If your divorce decree or child support arrangements showed that payment was from your account to hers and not thru child services, then those equal the amount that she was to be paid - then you have been mislead.

Having dealt with this in a professional manner, you need to go and file a motion to be heard on this issue - the case worker for the child enforcement (yes they are paid to try and collect monies owed fyi) is incorrect. If your case had been done correctly and money taken from your check as it is a good record of payment, this would not be the case.

However, you have submitted checks to the mother in the correct amount and those legally binding to the effect of what is owed. by any chance did u put down support for such and such month?

As far as the original post, to have passport siezed is not a small issue, this takes years and after all other attempts have been made to collect including garnishment and court orders to sieze income tax returns.

[Giskat09 2]

MY CASE WAS APPROVED, WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM REGARDING WITH MY HUSBAND'S REVOKED PASSPORT...

SO TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO MOCKED MY HUSBAND, TO THOSE WHO SAID THAT HE IS A DEAD BEAT DAD - THANK YOU FOR THE OPPOSITE ENCOURAGEMENT AND UNCARING WORDS THAT YOU'VE GAVE TO US!!

MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND BTW HE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS ANYWAYS... SO GUD LUCK!!

YOUR NAMES WILL ALWAYS BE HERE.... NOTED..