Father Of Slain 2-Year-Old Speaks - Albuquerque News Story - KOAT Albuquerque
Our system of checks and balances needs to re-evaluate the way the divorces and separations are handled. I'll be the first to admit children need their mothers more when they are young than they need their fathers.
But sometimes leaving children with their mothers isn't the safest choice for them. Some mothers use the children out of spite. I have a suspicion that is the case here.
I may be wrong but, wouldn't it be a good idea to remove the children from the equation. First by finding 2 or more family members take temporary custody until the parents settle their personal problems with each other. And if they can't find a common ground, award custody to the family members who are caring for them preferably grandparents. The parents both pay support to an account or trust fund set up for the children.
We recently experienced a deadbeat parent sweep in a few counties in our great state of Arkansas, which is ok. My only problem is some of these parents can barely make it week to week with what they make now. So how is putting them in jail going to help anyone? If some of them can't afford to pay basic living expenses, how the hell can our judges expect them to be able to get the money to bail out?
I have a solution to this or maybe an alternative concept. First instead of jails and fines, how about a community service based program, we have a lot of children who do require someone to be able to check up on them. Put these parents to work anywhere from 2-4 times a month with child protection services pay them an hourly wage use that money to pay for their back child support. While they are employed they can spend the time checking on the children whose have questionable guardianship. Now I also believe there will be some who chose to ignore this as an acceptable option. But then there are those who are good parents, it's just a financial burden in these times to support 1.5 households.
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