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Archive of Child Support

11 Babies from 11 Different Fathers

Thu 27th September 2007:

An article on Campell Live on Tuesday night deserves comment. (Sorry, this video clip will only be available for a short time and I don’t currently have the skills to save the clip in a useable form). The clip is about a 21-year-old mother in Australia who advertised for sperm and impregnated herself from a […]

Support for the women regarding child support

Tue 18th September 2007:

Hi All, I had recently written a post for women to get us all together to fight as a team so that we can do our best to change situations regarding child support. I took the post off because I felt that I had used harsh words and felt that maybe I might be taken […]

Every Man’s Duty.

Sun 9th September 2007:

It is every man’s duty to pay the least amount of tax, or it was in the days when he was allowed person responsibility toward his family. These days we have child support theft and tax theft. stuff.

Parents pushed to the limit

Mon 13th August 2007:

By GEOFF TAYLOR – Waikato Times | Saturday, 11 August 2007 Many parents believe they get the sharp end of our child support system and end up with a burden they struggle to sustain. Geoff Taylor reports. “She is my flesh and blood and I love her dearly,” says Lovich. “I do, however, have to […]

Poor Women

Sun 12th August 2007:

Retirement Commissioner Diana Crossan agrees women should educate themselves and start saving for retirement. “A man is not a financial plan,” she says. Auckland University economics lecturer Susan St John says linking a tax credit only to paid work cheapens the importance of caregiving. “Once you start to reward work and tie saving incentives to […]

The injustice of justice in NZ

Thu 28th June 2007:

This is for people who cannot understand why they are getting poorer. They think they voted for the social justice government of New Zealand. That’s those who rob from the rich and steel from the poor. Now read that again — I didn’t say rob from the rich and give to the poor. The NZ […]

Child Support and Shared Care

Mon 25th June 2007:

One of the major barriers to achieving presumptive shared care is a fair and reasonable child support system to support the presumption. There is no doubt that the current Child Support Act 1991 was designed at a time when shared parenting was a “rarity” and the assumption was one custodial parent and one liable parent […]

KiwiSlaver.

Wed 13th June 2007:

Mr Cullen is not supporting his baby, and will revenue minister Peter Dunne be collecting child support from this delinquent deadbeat who is having a multi million dollar overseas fling at the expense of New Zealand Child Support Payers. Many Fathers simply have no choice, their child support is deducted from their pay at source […]

Any advice on Admin Reviews

Thu 7th June 2007:

I’m about to go to my first Admin Review. Apparently I earn a small fortune, have a small fortune tucked away, and am extremely anti my daughter. I have no idea what I’ve done with my fortune and my partner is going to be very angry when she finds out I’ve lost this small fortune, […]

KiwiSaver

Wed 6th June 2007:

KiwiSaver Is KiwiSaver good for young men? That’s what their website says. In short I see many young men being bitterly disappointed down the line after separation when the ex and her lawyer through the assessment of future child support lay claim to KiwiSaver funds. Many are going to find it is not a retirement […]

Maternity services urged to include fathers

Tue 5th June 2007:

John Carvel, social affairs editor Monday June 4, 2007 SocietyGuardian.co.uk An overhaul of NHS maternity services to stop doctors and midwives treating fathers as irrelevant is proposed today in a report from the charity Fathers Direct.

Child Support Collection Across The Ditch

Wed 25th April 2007:

Fathers made to pay in child support blitz By Patricia Karvelas April 23, 2007 12:00am A crack team of investigators will spy on divorced dads who cry poor , using photographic and video evidence to expose them driving around in expensive cars and living in affluent suburbs. About 120 people will be employed to undertake […]

IRD Child Support Cock-up May Affect Thousands of Parents.

Mon 22nd January 2007:

Parents for Children have been advised that Child Support Payments made between 12 and 19 of December 2006 were not processed till the 15 January 2007. Numerous parents have been charged late payment penalties and IRD have failed to contact affected parents. ? Given that the due date for Child Support Payments is the 20th […]

Parents for Children withdraws from Child Support Advocacy

Tue 16th January 2007:

Parents for Children today announced that it will no longer be conducting advocacy work for parents facing child support issues but will commit its full organisational focus to law change. “It is clear that the real need is for legislation that enshrines equal parental rights and responsibilities into New Zealand law not an ambulance service […]

Domestic Violence.

Fri 15th December 2006:

[email protected] I am looking at a recent copy of the Kapiti Observor highlighting letters to the Editor on domestic violence. Three of the four authors of these letters are well known amongst men’s groups, of which I am sure you are aware. It is a small orchestrated effort to make a point and obviously one […]

Programme for Child Support Meeting

Thu 26th October 2006:

Saturday 29th October 2006 Venue — Auckland Bridge Club 273 Remuera Rd. Auckland 10.00am Welcome – Project Reunion – Bevan Berg 10.10am Housekeeping 10.15am Personal experiences of child support 6 Speakers of 5 minutes each 10.50-11.30am Guest Speaker – Dr. Viv Roberts Subject — Suicide

Dunne’s Double Standard

Thu 12th October 2006:

Media Release Parents for Children 12 Oct 2006 For Immediate Release Dunne’s Double Standard “It’s one rule for Child Support Taxpayers and another for Peter Dunne and United Future.” is how Mark Shipman, of Parents for Children, describes Peter Dunne’s United Future Party repaying only $5000 of the $63,800 dollars misspent by United Future during […]

Child Victims of Delinquent Parents.

Wed 11th October 2006:

The Just Cause, of Judith Collins. Hold your breath, lean forward, can you smell the campaign. Scoop:9.10.06 Stuff 10.10.06 stuff 11.10.06 Scoop: 13.10.06 Whats happening overseas….. The Bobby Brown Case. Is this where we are headed.

Child Support Forum

Sun 8th October 2006:

Hosted by Project Re-Union. Tackling the Child Support Issue. Sunday 29th Oct 10.00am to 3.00pm Guest Speaker Dr Viv Roberts. Remuera Bridge Club. 273 Remuera Rd, Auckland. Entry $10.00 Donation.

The Wrath of IRD

Fri 29th September 2006:

There is a dad in Rotorua who applied for a departure order via an administrative review.? The Review Officer decided that the case was too complex and declined to make a decision telling the dad he would have to go to the Family Court.? The dad lodged all the applications and 12 Hours before the […]

Lock em up says Judith.

Tue 19th September 2006:

Scoop Link: Lock em up says Judith From the National Website. Revenue – Dr Hon Lockwood Smith Associate Revenue – Pansy Wong. Look who has got plenty to say for herself when it is not even her portfolio. Looks like Pansy Wong is going to be the National Patsie set up for the Hospital Pass.

We Got Us A Convoy

Mon 18th September 2006:

Child Support Convoy Auckland to Wellington. Friday 26th January 2007 Time to get serious about child support protest. The Convoy will travel from Auckland to Wellington ahead of the National Child Support Conference. This is Auckland Anniversay Weekend. If you are serious about participating in this weekend, take Friday off and travel home on Monday.

Bothered About Child Support.

Sun 17th September 2006:

Had enough of the IRD child tax department. Project Re Union Trust is hosting a child support forum in Auckland. Those interested please note the following date and time. Auckland Child Support Forum. 10.00 am – 3.00 pm Sunday 29 th October. This is advance notice for those interested. Further advertising will follow. Guest speaker […]

Collins Dunne with families?

Wed 13th September 2006:

Pay up, and penalties will be wiped out link to stuff. Pay up and Penalties will be wiped – Child Support. Judith Collins says “delinquent parents are a disgrace” Now JC is a lawyer and words are her trade, so what does this mean. If a Father lives in a different house from his children […]

Is there any recourse I can take

Sat 9th September 2006:

I hope someone more knowledgable than me can offer some advice to Mike: Hi, my name is Mike, I am a father of two girls who live with their mum and I have them every weekend. I have always paid my child support, even after I fell ill in August 04, with a serious stress […]

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