Who wants to be dictated to by the state on how you support your children — what, how and when?

Whilst there are many views that float around arguing for and against child support, most decent fathers would argue the issue is not about whether or not they wish to support their children, but rather the conditions imposed upon them that gets up men's noses.

Simply, it's an attack on the nature of a man's freedom and how he best wishes to raise and support his children in the many different ways a father can, which are often more effective and benefical to a child than any 'slap-bang' instrument of government can ever be.

For a father, going through a separation or divorce, experiencing the loss of family and children, horrendous false allegations, litigation, uncertainty of where your children are and how they are doing, often causes ill health, work and life instability in so many ways. Then if that isn't bad enough, along comes an assessment from the Child Support Agency (CSA) for some outlandish sum of money based on your capacity to work at the highest rate when you were fit and able and on fire, or whatever they deem, which is possibly quite a stark contrast to where your financial position is today and maybe in the future, if you are unable to recover from a traumatic separation upheaval that's often compared to a fate worse than death.

The powers of the CSA have increased in Australia from about 2006 to not only garnish your wages, but directly take any amount they deem appropriate out of any bank account and to sieze assets of any sort to pay the often trumped up debt. One might wonder whether we are living in a totalitarian society where dictatorship is on the rise as fathers are assaulted with such draconian measures.

Simply, there are many issues surrounding child support and the effects upon fathers, children and families.

Share your opinion annd experiences about the pros and cons of child support,
lifting the veil on this most horrid part of a family breakup!

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Comments:
By: Daveyone from London, England on January 8, 2012 @ 11:18 pm
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CSAinformationsurvey
This may be of interest here. They still try to 'criminalise' me here in the UK too!
By: Thomas from Perth, Australia on August 4, 2011 @ 12:17 pm
I got a letter from CSA to pay $67,167.37 in child support. I have not seen my children Tanja now 15 and Sandra now 12 years for 5 years and don't know in which country they are living. I tried to get in Germany (where we came from)an information thru a lawyer (my brother) but since 3 years no answer. We came over from germany on 2/01/2004 lived together here and seperated here in 2005. On 19/05/2006 I wanted to pick up my children to an arranged weekend, but the house was empty and the dog was gone. I did not get any information from the atorny general about them and 2 month later a email from my ex that she had to leave the country. I knew about the hague convention but did not insist to get my kids flewn to Australia again. My ex and me got divorced in Germany and shortly after I could not even send emails to my children anymore. Since 2009 I have no information about the whereabout of my children. Now I am facing to pay $67k on the 07/08/2011 (or $1020.58 per month)and don\'t even know if my children are still alive. I am in contact with a lawyer here in Perth and my collegue at work (from Scotland) told me about you. I would apreciate any help.
By: Admin from Vic, Australia on August 4, 2011 @ 11:19 am
Only through the availability of information will fathers become aware of the many difficulties surrounding Child Support. By having a greater understanding of the problems, we are all in a better position to find a solution.