"AZ Astrea" wrote in message
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"Beverly" wrote in message
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big snippety

Cripes, what do you think a warrant for not paying CS is.

A warrant for contempt, which is criminal.
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A warrant for contempt can be civil or criminal. If it's criminal they
usually have to provide an atty if you can't afford one. A civil contempt
allows you to pay your way out of jail.

And an additional caveat is if the contempt charge involves jail time, the
state is required to provide a hearing to formally indict the father, make
sure they have the right guy, be certain he understands the nature of the
charges against him, offer legal counsel to those who qualify, hold a
hearing on the merits of the case, and then squeeze him for money.

The whole process is a farce because after all the posturing by the state,
they offer the father a "deal" to stop the process. The "deal" is to agree
to look for a job if he is unemployed and present the DA with 10 verifiable
job search contacts each week. The state's assumption is fathers not paying
CS are sitting around doing nothing!

Bottom line - They don't want to put fathers in jail. They want his money
so they can collect the federal bonus money.