Any Dad

A Divorced Dad goes to see his kids for a day of fun. But then... (Check Out this excellent video at CurrenTV.com and cast your green light) What is described in the video reflects what is happening in so many cases of separation, child custody, and divorce.



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Child Support Worker Arrested In Bribery Scheme

According to Local6.Com another Child Support Worker was arrested, this time in Florida for bribing individuals that were involved with child support cases. Just last month another Child Support Worker embezzled a quarter of amillion dollars in Child Support Enforcement money in California. (Links in original article to video and priors)



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Susan Borovich Responds: Still Promoting the Slave Trade

Susan Borovich, Director of the St. Clair County Friend of the Court, wants to make you think that she is helping fathers by promoting a program that forces specific performance under a court order as a result of an accruing debt, or risk sitting in jail. This program forces individuals into welfare programs without any compensation or sit in jail!



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Fathers-4-Justice™ U.S. Toledo Ohio Jan 2007

Here is some video from a Fathers-4-Justice rally in Ohio this year. More and more groups are taking a stand for their children to have equal access to both parents.

Michigan has Growing Legal Problems: New ACLU Suit

Michigan is one of only eight states that provide no funding to counties for legal aid to the poor. Even though the Public Defenders aren't funded, Michigan is quick to fund its' Friend of the Court operations, including the 45% over-participation that shouldn't even be in the program in the first place.



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"Venga a Michigan" - Not on My Dime!

"Venga a Michigan" - Not on My Dime!In response to Jennifer Granholm's plan to bring in more immigrant workers at the expense of State residents: "no en mi moneda de diez centavos" - Not on my dime, Jennifer Granholm.



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Want to reduce poverty? Lower those tax rates.

A recent study shows that the states with the highest tax rates are failing in the fight against poverty. The states with the lowest tax rates are reducing poverty. Take Colorado. It reduced its childhood poverty rate by almost 27 percent. Meanwhile, Rhode Island's childhood poverty rate increased by almost the same amount.



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Robert Pedersen, Co-Founder of A Child's Right, mentioned in the Liberator!

Robert Pedersen, Co-Founder of A Child's Right, mentioned in the Washington, D.C. based newspaper "The Liberator".The Liberator is a Washington, D.C. based newspaper that is considered to be "the authority" on shared parenting all across the United States. It is published by the ACFC and has a readership estimated at close to 30,000.



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Granholm Wants More of Your Cash: Guest Column Written for MichiganDemocrat

Jennifer Granholm, Michigan's Democrat Governor, has a plan, to take more of your money. Her plan is not to cut government employees like Chrysler's estimated 13,000 cuts to stay solvent, but rather just to tax you more. Holland says cut Friend of the Court Services by half and shift focus of the program back to aid for needy families.



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Hawaii's Child Support Raises Serious Questions About Focus

The State is obviously overburdened with trying to provide service to the additional 45% caseload that is estimated at being families 150% over the poverty level before even receiving the services. The State should focus on those that actually need services instead of trying to compete for more federal money.



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Judge Rules: It's against the law to shoot father in the back over support.

A Federal District Court Judge ruled that it is against the law for an officer to shoot a father in the back for a misdemeanor child support charge. More evidence of a program that is lacking sufficient adminstrative and legal controls, where even the officers have become the executioners of the corrupted legal system.



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The Welfare State: Shredding Society

Government programs have not only created dependency, but have allowed people to escape the social norms that were the result of centuries of successful social behavior. The welfare state put in place a series of incentives that broke people free of the restraints of personal discipline. Before the advent of the full-blown welfare state, an out of



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The Welfare State: Shredding Society

Government programs have not only created dependency, but have allowed people to escape the social norms that were the result of centuries of successful social behavior. The welfare state put in place a series of incentives that broke people free of the restraints of personal discipline. Before the advent of the full-blown welfare state...



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Friend of the Court Problems? There is a new service!

Looks like another breath of fresh air for people that are having problems with Michigan's Friend of the Court. I received a copy of a press release today that indicated there were new online services available, free of charge, for people that are having problems with the various Michigan/County Friend of the Court Offices. I have attached the complete press release below:

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Problems with the friend of the court?Earlier last month, a new independent online service was made available to people who are experiencing problems with any of Michigan’s friends of the court and their offices across the state.

This free service was created to increase awareness, and to give more people a stronger voice in sharing their friend of the court experiences with others from anywhere in the world.

The service, available online at http://www.focproblems.com/, provides people with information on the friend of the court and contains an anonymous online community forum where people can register to discuss any difficulties they are having with their county’s friend of the court.

Registration is free and completely anonymous, and only a valid e-mail address is required to use the community forum services of the website.

If you have questions or are having problems with the friend of the court, please visit http://www.focproblems.com/; or for more information, please contact the website administrator at: info@focproblems.com.

Title IV-D Welfare Agency Exposed By Former Employee

Michigan's Title IV-D Welfare Agency, known as the "Friend of the Court", has been fully exposed in FRIEND OF THE COURT ENEMY OF THE FAMILY. Written by Carol Rhodes, a former Friend of the Court investigator and enforcement officer discusses actual cases that she was involved with to expose the lies of the system and it's mode of operation.

You can hear her recent interview here. where she discusses with Richar Farr, of Krights Radio, and Robert Pedersen, of A Child Right, the details of how the various States use our children as a way to get bonus money from the Federal Government.

Other Resources:

• Overview of Title IV-D Services: Click Here
• How Federal Funding Drives Judicial Discretion... Click Here
• Requesting Change: It's a Matter of Administration and Legislation: Click Here
• The Weekly Standard Indicts CSE Title IV-D Welfare Program: Click Here
  
• Will Democrats Actually Reduce Our Deficit? Click Here

America Freedom to Fascism Authorized version

Please visit http://www.freedomtofascism.com to purchase the DVD. This is the "Director's Final Cut" authorized version of Aaron Russo's documentary, America: Freedom To Fascism (AFTF). It is being uploaded to Google Video for the first time during the evening of October 19-20th, 2006. Aaron has listened to everyone's feedback - volunteers, students, lovers of freedom & liberty, young and old alike - and, true to his word, he is putting this up "for free" on Google Video knowing that the hour has come for Americans to either be awakened to restore the Republic or be swept aside by the dark global forces of fascism that seeks to enslave mankind. AFTF's main focus comes in a statement with six very simple words: SHUT DOWN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM!! After viewing the movie, please be sure to visit http://www.freedomtofascism.com where you will soon be able to view a much higher quality "pay per view" Internet version of AFTF, buy the DVD and sign up as an affiliate to sell/distribute DVDs to others. We also urge everyone to be sure to sign up as volunteer, register for email alerts and tell your family, friends and neighbors about this groundbreaking movie.

New Court Targets Federal Tax Monies Not Delays

The Palladium-Item serving the Greater Richmond, IN area released an article Titled "New Court Targets Case Delays" which I couldn't help but respectfully disagree with. The new court targets Federal Tax Monies Not Delays.

Asking questions and determining the facts are both essential skills necessary of our reporters to maintain an INFORMED public. An informed public is also essential in monitoring the size and actions of various governmental agencies, legislative bodies, and our judiciary. What we have in this article is the propaganda of big government that is preserving itself instead of solving problems. Why? Because it is more profitable to address symptoms than it is to resolve problems and each of our government officials wants some job security.

The number one question that was overlooked is why there is a "logjam of cases flowing through county courts." Why are there so many cases of family breakdown and crime in the County courts? Instead of managing higher caseloads, we need to look towards creating again an economic advantage to employment and marriage versus crime and separate welfare maintenance.

The fact that court officials hear cases more quickly, will only increase the caseloads and cause a substantial rise in Title IV-D welfare services. When federal funding is cut, the local tax payers will again be footing the bill directly from their property taxes instead of through their income withholding. This program currently is beneficial to the Counties because the higher the number of open cases that they can prove some form of action was taken (whether positive or negative) the more Federal Tax Payer money the County will receive through the State participation grant until the federal funding is cut.

Mike Shipman actually states "there are families out there dependent upon this money to survive" which sounds good but is known as a fluff statement. Show me the statistics, Mr. Shipman, on the number of people that are dying as a result of not receiving their welfare checks. Give me a break and back up the statement Mr. Shipman. You sound like the typical government official that says... if tax payers don't give us more money then the first things we will cut are police and fire and people will die.

Staci Terry states that there are 5000 open cases at any one time in the County... The reality is this, in 2007 there will be a noticeable increase in open cases because Title IV-D is an unchecked welfare spending program which pays for higher caseloads. Wayne County will immediately and automatically move ALL new and old cases into the program to bolster their numbers in an effort to welch more federal tax dollars from the U.S. Tax Payers. The more open cases that the County can handle, the more U.S. Tax Payer money they will receive from the Title IV-D Welfare program.

Wayne County Commissioners support the program because they have just joined the ranks of other counties that have figured out that the destruction of families and the inclusion of middle and upper-class families into a free for all spending program will turn each $1.00 bill they have into $3.00 and allow a significant expansion of government over families. In essence the people will no longer control the purse strings of government over family at the local level.

Judge Darrin Dolehanty is excited because the Title IV-D Welfare program is a true partnership between the judiciary, the county, and the state and federal governments. It turns the Judiciary into a partner for a money machine and rewards the government bodies for rushing to judgement with a predetermined outcome. Each case the judiciary rubberstamps as an order the more money the bureacracy makes as a whole. Good job on eroding the independence of the judiciary and turning it from an impartial system to a partner in the Title IV-D "cooperative."

Dolenhanty also says they "don't plan to ask the taxpayers for a penny" which is pretty funny considering that Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, where the county is getting paid from, is 100% U.S. Taxpayer money as appropriated each year by Congress. In Fiscal Year 2006 Congress appropriated $4,200,000,000 (that's right 4.2 BILLION DOLLARS) of your tax dollars for these programs. Wayne County wants as much of that as they possibly can get, which means setting up an assembly line of divorcing and separating families to include in their reporting numbers to the State and Federal Government. (See: http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/022806SSAndCustody.html)

In essence this new program will in large part be comprised of middle and upper-class citizens being thrust into this new welfare program at Tax Payer Expense. When federal funding is again cut on this disastrous program local Wayne County residents will be footing the bill for a free for all welfare spending program that includes a large percentage of people that should not qualify for such services.

This program doesn't save tax payers, it costs them. It's only a matter of time before Indiana files for a Title IV-A pass-thru waiver that will remove the requirement of repaying back welfare services and allow people to collect BOTH child support and a welfare check to "improve their lifestyles." Wake up Wayne County and say no to Title IV-D welfare services by requesting to OPT OUT because you better believe that your local government will "automatically" place you in the program because they get a piece of the pie.

Do a Google Search for "Title IV-D Welfare" and see how many people are sick of footing the bill for unrestricted welfare programs that do nothing but increase the public's burden to support big government. Let's all stand up and end this silliness today.

Citizens are going to see more phony courts and tribunals setup to rubberstamp out your civil rights over the next several years. Reigning in big government spending and shrinking governmental bureacracies is essential to maintain control over the government, otherwise WE THE PEOPLE will be nothing more than a myth. Look to actually solve social problems instead of encourage them through free for all welfare spending programs.

John Milford: Commissioner for a New Welfare System

In a guest column on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 in the Chronicle Tribune John Milford writes about how his offices are going to be receiving more money. All they have to do is get more child support orders, perform more collection activities, and drag cases out further.

After reading this guest column I was very concerned that it sounded like more government propaganda centered on a greedy bureacracy that strives to justify its own existence by attaching to supposed good deeds that supposedly can only exist if the bureacracy exists.

Lets point out the most important thing about Title IV-D. Title IV-D of the Social Security Act is 100% funded by the US tax payers as appropriated each year by Congress. In Fiscal Year 2006, Congress appropriated $4,200,000,000 ( 4.2 billion dollars) for the states that operate programs in accordance with federal guidelines.

What is more peculiar is that Mr. Milford alleges that less taxpayer -funded assistance is needed when non-custodial parents "fulfill their financial obligation." His statement is unsupported by the facts when the very program that Mr. Milford is supporting is a $4.2billion dollar tax bill to U.S. tax payers. The program could be interpreted as a free for all spending program. See http://www.northcountrygazette.org/articles/022806SSAndCustody.html

Mr. Milford also admits that the court and Grant County receive "increased incentive payments" as an award (reward) for "its collection efforts." Naturally Mr. Milford would support a program that results in more money in the bureacracy's pockets that pays his wages. The larger they grow the more U.S. Tax Payer Money they receive! This exposes a large conflict of interest in the program, the very fact that judges' and commissioners 'offices financially benefit from their decisions creates a biased court that will ultimately impair the judicial system's requirement to remain impartial.

In essence this new program will in large part be comprised of middle and upper-class citizens being thrust into this new welfare program at Tax Payer Expense. When federal funding is again cut on this disastrous program local Grant County residents will be footing the bill for a free for all welfare spending program that includes a large percentage of people that should not qualify for such services.

This program doesn't save tax payers, it costs them. It's only a matter of time before Indiana files for a Title IV-A pass-thru waiver that will remove the requirement of repaying back welfare services and allow people to collect BOTH child support and a welfare check to "improve their lifestyles." Wake up Grant County and say no to Title IV-D welfare services by requesting to OPT OUT because you better believe that your local government will "automatically" place you in the program because they get a piece of the pie.

Do a Google Search for "Title IV-D Welfare" and see how many people are sick of footing the bill for unrestricted welfare programs that do nothing but increase the public's burden to support big government. Let's all stand up and end this silliness today.


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Democrats Looking to Repeal Sections of BDRA 2005

Stand Up Today
I wrote the newly sworn in Secretary of the Treasury and the Asst. Secretary Mark Warshawsky today regarding President Bush's remarks on cutting entitlement programs to protect our Social Security.

July 11, 2006

Secretary Henry Paulson VIA FACSIMILE
Office of the Treasurer
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Room 2134
Washington, DC 20220

RE: Democrats seeking to undo Budget Deficit Reduction Act counter productive to stated goals this morning of reducing entitlements.

Dear Secretary Paulson,

Congratulations on your success, becoming the 74th Secretary of the Treasury. I watched this morning President Bushs statements concerning economic policy and reigning in entitlement programs to save our Social Security Fund.

Democrats are working to repeal portions of the Budget Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; in particular they are trying to expand funding for Title IV-D welfare services under the Social Security Act that was previously reduced. This program is unique in that it does not have any eligibility requirements to match Title IV-A (means testing). The States are abusing this program as a tool to create revenue for their States instead of a safety-net for needy families. This program also puts States at odds with each other in trying to force the inclusion of all divorcing families into Title IV-D welfare programs, including the wealthy and middle-class, to drive up participation numbers and thereby obtaining additional reimbursements from the federal government.

We need to cap spending on this program, add eligibility requirements for determined needy families, and save the tax-payers billions of dollars on bloated State Democrat sponsored family management at the expense of public trust.
Congratulations on your success and I look forward to providing any additional information that you may need.

Very Truly Yours,

Lary Holland

Why Parenting Time Motions Fail and Child Support Motions Succeed.

TO EDITOR/STAFF WRITER:

RE: Why Parenting Time Motions Fail and Child Support Motions Succeed.

After a Friend of the Court Citizen Advisory Committee meeting an
attorney indicated that it seemed that their parenting time motions seem to
fail more frequently than child support motions succeed. This was a
brilliant observation and I wanted to take a quick moment and tell you
why.

For every three dollars ($3.00) that your local court spends on Child
Support Enforcement the court receives two dollars ($2.00) by way of
federal block grant money. Additionally to make up the difference of the
remaining one dollar balance the local courts have been able to use what
is known as federal incentive grants from the federal government, which
has made it possible to “profit” from operating a “successful” child
support enforcement program. An immense gain by the state is to be had
by operating a "successful" child support enforcement program which
means that a child cannot have substantially equal time with both parents.
In order to maximize federal money the states create the appearance of
an absentee parent for purposes of the Child Support Enforcement
welfare program. Successful also means maximizing the number of participants
the state has in its Child Support Enforcement welfare program by
including the middle-class at the sole expense of the U.S. Tax Payer.

See 42 USC 655; “Payment to States”;
See 42 USC 658a; “Incentive payments to States”;

In a parenting time conflict, there is disincentive to allow children
to have substantially equal time with their parents because then the
parents do not fit wholly into the above welfare program model as being
absent. The more parenting time provided, typically, child support is
reduced or abated. A reduction in participants is a reduction in the
justification of federal monies to the state. Normally the reduction of
expenditures is encouraged by government but in this case the opposite
holds true because there is a profit derived from the excess influx of
funds. Because of lack of eligibility requirements there is immense waste
in the new Child Support Enforcement Beuracracy. In 2006 alone, 4.2
BILLION of our Social Security Fund, nationally, is being invested into
this program which is a huge disincentive for the states to allow
substantially equal parenting time with both parents.

The huge mass of money out of your social security also is the reason
that the State is so eager to incorporate all the middle-class into
their Child Support Enforcement welfare programs; that means higher support
awards and an appearance of more need for federal money now that there
is widespread expanded group participation.

The new welfare abuser is not the people, but the states who have
shaped their participant numbers to create the appearance of need for a
program that lacks eligibility requirements. The reality is that there are
many fit, willing, and competent parents that are trapped in a welfare
system against their will and they are being prevented from parenting
their children because the state wants to maximize their federal funding
and make them look absent.

Very Truly Yours,

/s/ /s/

Lary Holland
5180 Cedar Lake Rd.
Oscoda, MI 48750
(989) 747-0079 (v)
(989) 764-5920 (f)