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Change the way that Child Support is administered in the United States, so that parents do not take advantage of it.

Created by L.B. on January 29, 2014

Child Support should be a way to help parents support their children when one parent is absent from the home. In America, many individuals take advantage of this system when there is a court order for child visitation and custody. I petition that for the United States to block such actions. I believe that parents should have to meet certain requirements in order to receive child support in certain situations. Such as, if there is an agreement/Court order in place, both parents should have to keep that in order to be receive child support payments. Also, when one parents situation changes, such as the lost of a job, Child Support reduction should automatically be reconsidered instead of waiting 3 years. I have personally not seen my daughter in over a year, yet I am still required to pay...

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