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When a deadbeat parent fails to pay child support, ultimately it’s the children who suffer the most. One woman, Angie, said the father of her child is more than $20,000 behind in child support. She, and others, have expressed frustration. (Color reprints: www.ehextra.com) Olivia. And he’ll pay a meager the kind of person he is, he was 12.” Because she knew Tyler’s his- not going to be around. I wanted amount of child support only tory, Angie said she got the child to make sure I’m covered, Olivia’s We want to know how our readers when he has to. support order soon after Olivia covered. I went for it (child sup- feel about this topic. You can offer Angie described the original your opinion at: was born. port) right away.” order as a “cookie cutter order” of “He wasn’t supportive of me Angie said adding a baby to ■ www.ehextra.com about $170 per month. She said with she rarely saw any support. port. during the pregnancy,” she said. their relationship didn’t change ■ on our Facebook page Angie said the first time Tyler d by “He was not good for paying half Tyler’s personality. Right the rent. I was supporting him. I “The first week he was great, worry about you anymore. Get the went to court criminally for lack of she’s knew, long-term, just because of hands-on, all excited, changing hell away. I know you’re not a support was when their daughter his history diapers,” she said. “Then he got good thing. But he wouldn’t leave. was 2. She doesn’t remember getand bored with it.” He’s a freakin’ leach. He’d sneak ting much, maybe “pennies on the She said the only reason Tyler back in through a bedroom win- dollar.” stuck around was because he dow when he was ready to come She said in the early years, arental needed a place to live. back. He’s a sociopathic manipu- Tyler was ignorant of the system what’s “He would go out and do his lator.” and had the felony charge against own thing,” Angie said. “But he’d The relationship continued in him. But he quickly learned the ted issue come back and weasel his way in this manner until Olivia was ropes and now he’ll make a small and crash. At that point, it was about 2. Tyler’s been out of the payment if he’s getting close to kind of like with me, I have Olivia picture ever since. He’s never had to worry about, I don’t need to visitation rights. He rarely sees See DEADBEAT, A3
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county’s $1.7 million structural deficit. One of those proposals — to discontinue the county’s yearly $171,236 appropriation to
unlikely to change in 2014. “I think at this point I can pretty much assure the budget for Elderly Services will remain the same for 2014,” said Schroeder.
not, nor has it ever been, the county’s intention to cut back meal and transportation services June 7, 2013 2:30“I pmthink / at this point I for seniors.” “The intention all along has can pretty much assure
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