Since October of 2004 I have been going round and round with the Office of Attorney General to get them to do ANYTHING to get my ex husband to pay his child support. He has not been consistent in paying it since we divorced, and for YEARS all this office has done is sent him "letters" that he disregards. The only assistance I have received from this office is if I do all the legwork to hunt down where my ex is working, their phone number, address, etc. I then have to call them and sit on hold for eons, when finally a representative comes on the line to take down information and tell me that they will send a "letter" to the company. THEN, their policy is that the place of employment has yet another month to comply with garnishing his wages. Oh and, no matter how long the ex has gone without paying one dime... no matter if he's thousands of dollars in arrears... they can only take up to 50% of his paycheck! How about my rights?? Do I or have I ever
had any choice in having to work to use every dime I make to support my children? Believe it that it's much more than 50% of my pay to provide everything it takes to raise two children. Also, the arrears that are racked up.. they do not include in the slightest all the late fees, ISF fees, credit problems, time I had to spend calling and making payment arrangements, time and humiliation I spent having to get help from the state because I just couldn't make enough money by myself.. the list can go on and on.. and none of this is accounted for when they come up with the amount he is behind and owes. The 6% interest doesn't cover it, not even close. And besides, if the Attorney General of Texas allows years to go by and the money to just keep racking up while they stand by and do nothing, why bother with adding interest anyhow?? It's actually somewhat of an insult to be honest.

My ex husband refuses to work and has had every excuse for why he can't work or can't find work. We even went to court last year and he admitted to a judge that the reason he had not be working THIS TIME was because his new wife has back issues and he has to take care of HER children, so he is unable to work. And guess what, at that time the judge did nothing to enforce child support and give him incentive to get a job and take care of his responsibilities. The OAG has told me that there is not much they can do if he's not working. Well, hello... there is PLENTY they SHOULD be doing! How about expedite getting deadbeats in a court where a judge will place them on probation, and then jail if they don't comply, as they would any other criminal who has broken the law?? But instead, they spend their time sending letters that make no difference and making sure that the deadbeats rights are not violated.
I adore my children. I'd do anything necessary to provide them with everything they need at all times, and strive to do above and beyond because I want their happiness. I would never do anything less. However, I feel that the OAG should focus on protecting my children and my rights to not be struggling unnecessarily. My children deserve to have a mother who isn't constantly working and worrying about how to pay next months rent, when that would not be the case if only a judges orders were enforced by the OAG.

To finally close, I leave this. The OAG needs to get priorities straight and do their jobs in protecting the rights of people who do right and are responsible, not the rights of law breakers. Is this not common sense???