VA General Assembly Bill Would Make Failure To Pay C/S a Felony

	posted by Matt on 12:06 AM January 11th, 2005
	A pending bill (HB 1737), section 1.B, in the Virginia General Assembly would make failure to pay child support a Class 6 felony. Delegate John A. Cosgrove (R-Chesapeake) has introduced the bill and under its conditions would make any NCP in arrears $25,000 or more subject to arrest and prosecution (ie, persecution) for "failure to pay child support". In short, Del. Cosgrove is trying to make Virginia a lot like Michigan in that should a man be unable to find work, have a computer error happen with his payment records, or just plain have a judge not like him and refuse to allow him to submit evidence of payment, he will go to jail, be denied a profesisonal license, and the right to vote, among other things. Click "Read more..." for more information and contact links.

	The 2005 VA General Assembly convenes tomorrow, Jan 12, 2005. If you live in Virginia it is imperative you contact your delegate and let your opinion be known. If not, please contact the bill's sponsor and let him know you're watching from outside the state and don't like what you are seeing. For Del. Cosgrove, click here. To look up a Virginia delegate, click here.

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Small Silver Lining (Score:1) by The_Beedle on 11:38 AM January 11th, 2005 EST (#1) § 20-67. Jurisdiction. Proceedings under this chapter shall be had in the juvenile and domestic relations district courts, which shall have exclusive original jurisdiction in all cases arising under this chapter, except that (i) the trial of a violation of subsection B of § 20-61 shall be in the circuit court.... This measure would have to be tried in the circuit court, a real, constitutional, you have actual rights court, instead of a kangaroo family court. So you'd get to face your accuser, have a trial by a jury of your peers, have a public defender (we are talking about deadbroke dads here), all those things we're supposed to have.

Re:Small Silver Lining (Score:1) by mcc99 on 01:11 PM January 11th, 2005 EST (#2) You think so? I don't. Remember, male=guilty. Guilty even when proven innocent.

Remove Cosgrove (Score:0) by Anonymous User on 02:23 PM January 11th, 2005 EST (#3) Virginians should start to REMOVE COSGROVE. That'll send a clear message. An overview of the process is HERE .

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