While I don’t condone party political broadcasts on a forum like this I believe what happened last night is a positive step forward in our cause. There I was sitting with 13 other candidates for Wellington Central with a crowd of maybe 200. I was the newbie in the room pressing flesh with the likes […]

It’s no mistery that the $$ from late payment penalties do not go to custodial parant, but, where does it go? This is an enlightening article… http://www.stuff.co.nz/4714075a11.html

Hi All I thought everyone might be interested to read this discussion I have had with a United future staff member. Any comments?

This is an excerpt from a poem I wrote last year at about this time…   MY FATHERS DAY   There was a time in my life A small selfish part of me I couldn’t imagine being called dad I would cringe, turn and flee

This should never happen, in a court that takes justice seriously. This is so fundamental to successfully delivering justice, that the judicial oath was written to cover this issue. (see Oaths and Declarations Act www.legislation.co.nz) In the [human]-animal, decisions leading to action, are made in the emotional part of the brain. This enables a fast […]

I’d like some advice on my situation… it’s a tough one, but then none of the shit NCP’s put up with is easy.   I’m paying my child support and fair or unfair it has to be paid.  My ex seems to put up all these brick walls and even though I am entitled to […]

I hope the following USA article clarifies this issue for NZ non-custodial parents (fathers). I apologise for using the old Guardianship Act terms, but they do communicate the legal relationships in a straightforward and honest manner, that helps real people to understand the caughtroom behaviour of these not qualified “judges”. US OCSE Enforcement of Child […]

Press Release by United Future at 3:52 pm, 04 Aug 2008 UnitedFuture is calling on the Government to immediately introduce DNA paternity testing, following new figures from Britain showing that in one in five claims DNA testing proves that the mother misidentified the father of their child. “It is a disgrace that in New Zealand […]

Interesting… http://www.stuff.co.nz/4637481a11.html

I’m the producer of a documentary currently being made about the Child Support Act (CSA). Hand in hand with that are the troubles with the Family Court (FC), which have driven a lot of families apart. The documentary is called “The CSA Files” and you can visit www.the-csa-files.webs.com for more information. This email serves as […]

When the government sees fit to surgically remove the father from the family culture do they realize they are in fact turning a nuclear family into a nuclear weapon? A study done in Massey University in 1996 found the following horrific facts: Fatherless Kids are: 5 times more likely to commit suicide 32 times more […]

For those who don’t yet know, I am putting together a feature length Documentary on Child Support called “The CSA Files”. I have got a lot of feed back for this doco and a lot of keen people wanting to help and share their stories. For a run down and updates on this doco visit […]

First post, I’ll try to be brief … As I see from reading through the wealth of information available here.  I have a realistic view of what can and can’t happen when a loving Dad who seeks 50/50 care of his beautiful children, tries to review how much child support is due from him. However; […]

Question – How much child support does a female non-custodial parent who earns $197,000 pay? Answer – The minimum- about $630 a year Question – How much would a male non-custodial parent who earns $197,000 pay for one child? Answer – The Maximum – about $17,000 a year for one child Thanks to IRD a […]

Too many people here are misunderstanding child support. Where did it come from? Why are Governments so invested in it? Why are they so determined to get it and what is it used for? Child support was designed to get back tax for welfare payments made to single mothers raising their children on state care. […]

One of the best ways to get change to come about is to use the media, and change needs to come about.  It seems to me that those that are leading our country are a long way off solving the problems that hound us with Child Support.  No matter if you are a liable parent […]

Its not often that I am surprised by the next attack on Dads who are in debt for child support. I guess it never occurred to me that Fox TV would create a Child Support Reality TV show. ‘Bad Dads’ Reality TV Show Stirs Controversy May 02, 2008 03:54 PM ET | Adam Voiland | […]

Divorced from wealth – The Sydney Morning Herald – 19 April 2008. The attack on the Australian Child Support changes continues: “For the next generation of single women, it is about to get worse. Lawyers and social researchers believe changes to the child support scheme which come into force midyear will leave about 60 per […]

Media statement For immediate release Tuesday, 8 April 2008 The government is looking at ways of improving the child support scheme to make it more responsive to factors such as the complexities of shared care, the income levels of both parents and the costs of raising children, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne said today. “These are […]

National MP Judith Collins is at it again sweeping up further hatred towards men by using the derogatory term “deadbeat dads”, conveniently failing to mention that liable mothers are at least as likely as fathers to default on paying child support. She based her latest male-bashing bigotry on one alleged case the details of which […]

Hi there, I have some issues around Child Support and wanted to know if there was anyone out there who could offer me some advice. I have an shared care agreement with my ex 50/50 but are getting stung quite heavily on Child support payments by IRD. I earn considerably more than my ex but […]

From Stuff. Why not just make unpaid Child Support work the same as unpaid court fines?? Treat them like unpaid fines – clamp the non-paying parents’ cars, seize goods and in the end if they still don’t pay, have them hauled before a judge to be treated like fine defaulters. Put the non-paying parents’ names […]

An international child support convention that will enter its final stages of negotiation on Monday is intended to ease the plight of single parents and their children worldwide. The International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance Convention, a widely-supported initiative that is due to be finalized later this month.    

Link : What National is saying is that they are going to give our Police the same authority of a Judge to issue an interim injunction. This is an injunction that will automatically stop one party from associating with any children in that relationship.

Recent changes to the Child Support Tax Act gave the Tax woman the legal mechanism to initiate an administrative reviews against parents. The Tax woman calls them Commissioner Initiated Administrative Reviews abbreviated to C.I.A.R (Pronounced Csar like the autocrat) . First you will receive a letter like this. Dear Mr XXXX, COMMISSIONER INITIATED ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW […]