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a minor triumph
Again, stuff I found in another newsgroup that might be of interest.
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...07/topstories/ 211406.html Man receives child support payback after 20-plus years By BRIAN GADD Staff Writer ------------------------------------------------------------- ZANESVILLE -- A saga that has stretched for more than 20 years came to an end for a Zanesville man. Money that Jonathan Sims paid for child support -- for a child that was determined through DNA testing not to be his daughter -- was finally returned to him last week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services through the Muskingum County Child Support Enforcement Agency. "I'm just ecstatic. It's been more than 15 years of turmoil in my life," said Sims Friday, after being informed by his attorney John Petit, that a check for $10,144.44 had been received. "Justice did prevail." Case history Sims married the child's mother in 1982 -- not long after the baby was born. But he left the relationship a few months later. The couple divorced in 1984. At the time, Sims submitted the results of the blood test to his attorney, the prosecutor's office, the welfare department and the county's child support enforcement agency. Sims and the mother are white, and the child is black. "I talked her into it (the DNA testing), took copies to everyone, and I was told everything would be taken care of," he said. But his ordeal was just beginning. He said his attorney did not file the paperwork in court. And when the child's mother moved to another county, officials there decided to collect support from him. The state had toughened its child support laws by then, and agencies were targeting non-paying parents. The motion for support was granted. Sims appealed to the 5th District Court of Appeals, but he lost, and support was deducted from his paycheck. Sims was also charged with back payments from the time of his divorce in 1984 until the motion was granted in 1988 -- even though everyone acknowledged he was not the biological father of the child. |
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a minor triumph
"The DaveŠ" wrote in message
... Again, stuff I found in another newsgroup that might be of interest. http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...07/topstories/ 211406.html Man receives child support payback after 20-plus years That is good news... and it is about time someone did the right thing! Tracy ~~~~~~~ http://www.hornschuch.net/tracy/ "You can't solve problems with the same type of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein *** spamguard in place! to email me: tracy at hornschuch dot net *** |
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a minor triumph
"The DaveŠ" wrote in message
... Again, stuff I found in another newsgroup that might be of interest. http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...07/topstories/ 211406.html Man receives child support payback after 20-plus years That is good news... and it is about time someone did the right thing! Tracy ~~~~~~~ http://www.hornschuch.net/tracy/ "You can't solve problems with the same type of thinking that created them." Albert Einstein *** spamguard in place! to email me: tracy at hornschuch dot net *** |
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a minor triumph
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Hash: SHA1 The DaveŠ wrote: | Again, stuff I found in another newsgroup that might be of interest. | | | http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.c...07/topstories/ | 211406.html | | Man receives child support payback after 20-plus years | | By BRIAN GADD | Staff Writer | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ZANESVILLE -- A saga that has stretched for more than 20 years came to | an end for a Zanesville man. | | Money that Jonathan Sims paid for child support -- for a child that was | determined through DNA testing not to be his daughter -- was finally | returned to him last week by the Ohio Department of Job and Family | Services through the Muskingum County Child Support Enforcement Agency. | | "I'm just ecstatic. It's been more than 15 years of turmoil in my | life," said Sims Friday, after being informed by his attorney John | Petit, that a check for $10,144.44 had been received. "Justice did | prevail." | Uh, no interest? What a crock of ****. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2-rc1-SuSE (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/XXAjomV36/DpsJ4RAnB7AJwI+dNJjq44YhCYs4KVZ7KO/Pn5+ACcDO/S CARU4XTfpOTZJ0O4aDbn4C8= =7Vfj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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a minor triumph
dani wrote:
Uh, no interest? What a crock of ****. I didn't even think of that. Yet another example of what is supposed to be our government (looking out for us, right?) not being willing to live by the same standards and rules they impose on us. |
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a minor triumph
dani wrote:
Uh, no interest? What a crock of ****. I didn't even think of that. Yet another example of what is supposed to be our government (looking out for us, right?) not being willing to live by the same standards and rules they impose on us. |
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