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Lifeafter70

(828 posts)
30. I supported this legislation before it passed
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 01:56 PM
Monday

And still support it. My ex moved from state to state in the 80s and 90s. It was next to impossible to enforce my child support order due to different laws throughout the individual states. This legislation made it uniform. It also made it harder for employers to ignore child support orders. It also made it harder for the non custodial parent to hide income and assets.
You have to be extremely in arrears to lose your passport.
My ex was over 50k in arrears and lost his security clearance but only until he agreed to a payment plan on his arrears and paid his current monthly child support.
Before anyone feels sorry for him or upset with me for causing his temporary loss off security clearance you need to know he earned three times what I did and his monthly payment for four children was 350 dollars.
This is just a distraction. More high earning Republicans have been forced to support their children with this legislation. My ex was one of those Republicans.

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Whoa leftstreet Thursday #1
Quotas, people! UpInArms Thursday #2
You are OK with people not paying to support their children? MichMan Thursday #9
No ... UpInArms Thursday #10
How is not issuing a US Passport sending someone away? MichMan Thursday #11
Revoking passports UpInArms Thursday #13
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan Thursday #14
No UpInArms Thursday #15
What does any of that have to do with having a passport though? MichMan Thursday #16
Nevermind UpInArms Thursday #17
Ummm... revoking passports is noit deportation. I'm confused. Happy Hoosier Thursday #19
A mis-understanding of terms, VISA revoked... GJGCA Monday #24
These are US citizens, revoking their passports just means they can't leave the country EX500rider Monday #31
I don't think you understand how this legislation works. Lifeafter70 Monday #39
Keep pretending that fence was to keep people out! ret5hd Thursday #3
Our plan is to retire abroad Johnny2X2X Monday #22
If you depend on Traildogbob Monday #29
"SS, Sate retirement or Vet benefits, that ain't going with you" nonsense EX500rider Monday #32
You think it will exist! Traildogbob Monday #35
People who owe child support should pay that before taking trips abroad, I am fine with it EX500rider Monday #33
just keep pretending... ret5hd Monday #36
Pretending what? States already revoke DL's over non-payment, Passports are a good addition IMO EX500rider Monday #42
that it won't be you soon. ret5hd Monday #44
I don't owe any child support so not worried, thanks though EX500rider Monday #45
So you think there is some secret plan to deny passports to people? To what end? EX500rider Monday #46
no, not secret at all. why did you ask that? ret5hd Monday #51
Well there is a plan to deny passports to people behind in child support yes that is known EX500rider Monday #54
only the worst of the worst... ret5hd Monday #56
Bad law enforcement shoots does not equal "come for us" in my book, YMMV EX500rider Monday #62
I'm not pretending Lifeafter70 Monday #55
What about offenders who won't pay their fines? C_U_L8R Thursday #4
Good! Greg_In_SF Thursday #5
Apply it evenly and fairly, or do not apply it Torchlight Thursday #6
How is not issuing a passport removing people from their homes and neighborhoods? MichMan Thursday #7
It will be a tool to remove 'undesirables' Torchlight Thursday #8
Still not understanding how taking away a Passport is removing anyone? MichMan Thursday #12
I supported this legislation before it passed Lifeafter70 Monday #30
Well, if they are removed Greg_In_SF Thursday #18
if they revoked my passport it would keep me here, not remove me eShirl Monday #26
Lots of people don't have passports, it does not "remove people from their homes, neighborhoods and nation" EX500rider Monday #34
They don't even have to be totally caught up Lifeafter70 Monday #52
If revoking passports means a person cannot vote TommyT139 Sunday #20
There are other forms of ID besides Passports MichMan Monday #21
Not correct. TommyT139 Monday #38
"... having a valid passport -- the basic document of citizenship" That would be your birth certificate, not passport EX500rider Monday #43
Not for thousands of Americans TommyT139 Monday #47
Birth cert + marriage license EX500rider Monday #48
From what I heard, usedtobedemgurl Monday #59
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan Monday #60
Exactly! usedtobedemgurl Monday #61
Given my druthers, I think those evading court ordered child support should be sent to jail on a work release program MichMan Monday #58
TIL there are DUers who do not know what passports are, what they do, and how they work nt Dreamer Tatum Monday #23
That is clearly the case, given the responses in this thread. MineralMan Monday #25
Me too TommyT139 Monday #40
So... Elon Musk is top of the list, right? SSJVegeta Monday #27
I was just about to ask that. The Madcap Monday #28
Does he owe child support? That would be surprising. nt Dreamer Tatum Monday #49
Allegedly SSJVegeta Monday #53
Wondering about the subset Boo1 Monday #37
Agree with your last statement and Lifeafter70 Monday #57
this thread is really something WhiskeyGrinder Monday #41
Maybe you should have your passport confiscated nt Dreamer Tatum Monday #50
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