Tanya ZakkPequannock, NJ, United States
Sep 21, 2025

So, I found out on Wednesday that because I didn't appear in Municipal Court this past Monday, there is a bench warrant out for my arrest. The bail is $2,500.00. (THIS IS THE BOGUS COURT MATTER WITH THE OWNER WHO EMPLOYED MY EX IN 2024, FOR ATLEAST FOUR MONTHS & LIED TO NJ CHILD SUPPORT & TOLD MY CASEWORKER THAT HE DOESN'T WORK THERE.) I had emailed my public defender early that morning, along with the court clerk, letting them know that I couldn't be there and why. I explained that I was staying temporarily with a friend, three hours away, that I couldn't afford the six hour round trip & that I also didn't have the mental or emotional capacity to do it. I shake all day long, I have panic attacks all day, migraines every day... 

I NOW CAN'T DRIVE ANYWHERE BECAUSE IF I GET PULLED OVER, I WILL BE ARRESTED.

This court matter from July 2024- The owner of the establishment in our town, that was employing my ex-husband for atleast four months & paying him cash, under the table... My ex wasn't paying child support for those months. When me & my son found out that he was working there in late May 2024, I found a picture of him on the establishment's business Facebook page, TIME-STAMPED MARCH 5, 2024. I sent it to my NJ child support caseworker. She called there on June 3, 2024 & sent a garnishment letter. The owner lied to her & said that he doesn't work there. His red corvette was even parked out back during that call (and was parked out back Mon- Sat, morning through evening for months). My caseworker told me that there's nothing more that she can do. At that time, my ex owed over $10,000.00. He knew that me & my son were facing eviction. THAT DAY, ONLY AFTER SHE LIED TO MY CASEWORKER, I posted the pic online & asked my small community for help. I asked that if they see my ex working there, to please let me know & snap a pic if they could. I didn't lie, defame, threaten, ask anyone to do any harm, or call the owner any names. The owner commented on my posts, calling me crazy, a liar & ridiculing me for facing eviction. (As you all know, I had major herniated discs in my back & we had just lost our health insurance.)

I GOT MANY MESSAGES FROM STRANGERS & FRIENDS WITH PICS OF HIM WORKING THERE. That wasn't enough for NJ child support services. 

On June 10, 2024, me & my son were driving past the establishment in the evening & saw my ex locking up for the night. We slowed down, did not pull into the parking lot & my son started recording. I rolled down my window and pulled over in the street. My ex didn't know that he was being recorded. He winds up admitting in the video that yes, he has been working there & says to me, that "this is my job, dumbass". I posted it online TO CLEAR MY OWN NAME. I sent it to my caseworker & that got me- FINALLY- a child support hearing for July 25, 2024. She sent ANOTHER GARNISHMENT LETTER and we subsequently received ONE CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT, FROM THE FIRST & LAST CHECK HE RECEIVED ON THE BOOKS, FROM THAT ESTABLISHMENT, AND THEN HE WAS FIRED. 

WE LOST ROUGHLY $3,000.00 IN CHILD SUPPORT DURING THOSE FOUR MONTHS. IT WAS A CRUCIAL TIME PERIOD & WE WOULD HAVE AVOIDED EVICTION IF WE HAD RECIEVED IT.

THE DAY AFTER I POSTED THE VIDEO, I WAS SERVED WITH A TRO FROM MY EX. (TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.) THE TRO STATED THAT I "SHOWED UP TO HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT" & THAT HE "FEARS HE WILL LOSE HIS LIVELIHOOD". THE TRO WAS EVENTUALLY DISMISSED. 

ON JULY 19, 2024, I WAS SERVED WITH COURT PAPERS FROM THE OWNER, STATING THAT I WAS ATTEMPTING TO "TARNISH" THE OWNER'S "REPUTATION AND BUSINESS". THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I SIMPLY STATED FACTS. AND BECAUSE 'NJ CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES' DO NOT DO ANY INVESTIGATIVE WORK AND BECAUSE THE OWNER LIED TO MY CASEWORKER... 

ONLY AFTER THE OWNER LIED TO MY CASEWORKER DID I IMPORE MY COMMUNITY FOR HELP, DURING AN EXTREMELY CRUCIAL TIME, DESPERATELY TRYING TO AVOID EVICTION.

WE HAD A FEW APPEARANCES THIS YEAR, BUT IT KEPT GETTING ADJOURNED. AND THEN THE ONE THAT I MISSED, THIS PAST MONDAY. HENCE, THE BENCH WARRANT FOR ME.

THE OWNER BROKE THE LAW BY PAYING HER EMPLOYEES CASH "UNDER THE TABLE" & THEN LYING TO A GOVERNMENT WORKER IN ORDER TO HIDE HER EMPLOYEE SO THAT HE COULD AVOID PAYING CHILD SUPPORT. IT WAS ALSO A VIOLATION OF A CHILD SUPPORT COURT ORDER. THIS CASE SHOULD HAVE NEVER, EVER BEEN BROUGHT AGAINST ME. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW ANYONE COULD BE SO CRUEL. SHE PLAYED A HUGE PART IN OUR EVICTION & SUBSEQUENT HOMELESSNESS, WHICH THEN LED TO ME & MY SON BEING FORCED TO LIVE APART IN EARLY AUGUST 2024, BECAUSE I COULD NO LONGER HOUSE HIM. THIS THEN LED TO OUR ESTRANGEMENT IN EARLY DECEMBER 2024 WHICH IS STILL ONGOING. THIS CAME OUT OF NOWHERE & HE HAS BEEN BRAINWASHED. I MISSED HIS WHOLE SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. I RAISED HIM BY MYSELF, WITH NO HELP. I WAS AWARDED SOLE LEGAL & PHYSICAL CUSTODY WHEN HE WAS  ONE YEAR OLD, BEFORE I WAS EVEN OFFICIALLY DIVORCED. 

ME & MY SON WERE BEST FRINDS.

TODAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, IS HIS 19TH BIRTHDAY. 

I AM STILL BLOCKED FROM EVERY ASPECT OF HIS LIFE. IT IS THE FIRST BIRTHDAY OF HIS, THAT I HAVE EVER MISSED. YOU CANNOT IMAGINE THIS PAIN. 

ON JULY 25, 2024 WE HAD THE CHILD SUPPORT HEARING. WE HAD TONS OF EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE TRO- WHERE HE STATES ANOTHER ADMISSION OF WORKING THERE. MY CASEWORKER & THE PROBATION OFFICER TOLD ME, IN EMAILS, THAT THEY WOULD BE REQUESTING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OWED TO BE PAID IN A LUMP SUM ASAP. THEY DID NOT. ZERO DOLLARS WERE ORDERED TO BE PAID. THAT DAY, HE OWED 11.2K.

I APPEALED.

THE NEXT DAY WAS A TRIAL. MY EX WAS A NO SHOW. THE JUDGE ORDERED ZERO DOLLARS TO BE PAID. 

HE PUT A 'ONE MISSED PAYMENT/ BENCH WARRANT CAN BE ISSUED' ORDER IN PLACE.

AND THE OWNER OF THIS ESTABLISHMENT WAS NAMED IN THE COURT ORDER & ORDERED TO BE SERVED & PROVIDE RECORDS TO THE COURT, REGARDING MY EX.

MY EX NOW OWES OVER $17,000.00.

HE HAS NEVER, EVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

HE HAS ALSO NEVER, EVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR COUNTLESS NO SHOWS IN CHILD SUPPORT TRIALS, INCLUDING TWO IN THE PAST YEAR.

SO, NO BENCH WARRANT FOR MY EX-HUSBAND.

NO BENCH WARRANT FOR THE OWNER WHO BROKE THE LAW.

**** BUT, A BENCH WARRANT ISSUED FOR ME.

I NEED HELP. EVEN IF YOU CAN PLEASE JUST SHARE THIS!!!!

EVIL JUST KEEPS WINNING.

AND I WILL REMIND ANY OF MY SO CALLED 'FRIENDS' & EVEN STRANGERS, THAT "NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER". ISAIAH 54:17

THINGS MIGHT LOOK A CERTAIN WAY TO YOU RIGHT NOW. BUT, I STAND ON THE TRUTH. AND, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH, WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH, HOW I FEEL MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY. 

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE KICKED ME WHILE I'M AREADY DOWN.

ONE THING I DID FINALLY HAVE A CHANCE TO DO.... I'VE BEEN PUTTING ALOT OF MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE OWNER OF THAT ESTABLISHMENT ON THE BACK BURNER.... I FINALLY REPORTED HER TO THE 'NJ DIVISION OF TAXATION'. THESE THINGS ARE NOT QUICK & EASY. IT'S TEDIOUS. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A LONG, DETAILED STORY &TONS OF EVIDENCE. I ALSO HAD EVERYTHING READY TO GO TO FILE A COMPAINT WITH THE IRS AS WELL, BUT THAT WEBSITE/ SYSTEM IS SO BEYOND DIFFICULT, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MAIL IT ALL IN. BUT, ITS ALL DONE. AND I HAVE OTHER LEGAL AVENUES, AS WELL.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT WE STILL HAVE FREE SPEECH. 

I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO LET MY COMMUNITY KNOW THAT AN ESTABLISHMENT HAS BROKEN THE LAW & THAT THEY DID SERIOUS HARM TO ME & MY CHILD. I WOULD WANT TO KNOW THAT ABOUT AN ESTABLISHMENT, SO THAT I CAN MAKE THE DECISION AS TO GIVE THEM MY BUSINESS OR NOT. 

AND LASTLY, ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE, MY SON FILED A 'RESPONSE' TO MY 'OPPOSTION/ RESPONSE', REGARDING CHILD SUPPORT, WHICH I'VE TALKED ABOUT IN PREVIOUS UPDATES & IN MY PETITION. IT WAS VERY UPSETTING. COURT IS THIS WEEK. (VIA ZOOM. THANK GOD.)

IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME OR SHARE THIS, I NOW NEED $2500 FOR BOND. COMPLETELY INSANE. THE SYSTEM IS SO BROKEN. MY VENMO IS @Tanya-Zakk 

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! 🖤

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