I am writing this letter to bring an issue to the forefront. The Wisconsin Child Support Trust Fund is an illegal operation. For one thing, anyone that is required to pay child support has an obligation to pay it as the court order states. However, Wisconsin Child Support Trust Fund has no obligation to pay those funds in a manner consistent with the same court order that the payor has. I have proof of the amounts being less than my support ordered by the court. I can even get a statement from one of the recipients about checks less than $1 being sent to her. If the amount of support was in accordance with the court order, I would not still have that case open. It is my belief that the case was kept open so that the State of Wisconsin can pad their pockets.

            In 2008, I was convicted of Failure to Support. I was sent to prison for that. Any person working in the child support office would tell you that child support is a “civil” obligation. There is nothing in the laws, state or federal, that allow for a “civil” obligation to be commuted to a felonious criminal offense. By doing so, the state has taken away job opportunities that would be available to someone without a “felony” moniker added to their name. That alone is in total opposition to what the law is meant to enforce. It could also lead to a person reoffending and being placed back in an institutional setting. I, alone, was extradited from Virginia at the cost of over $100 thousand. The amount of support I was in arrears, at that time, around $5000. Not very cost effective for people that want to reduce the amount of errant spending by the states. I have a better system for the enforcement that would be less taxing to the residents of Wisconsin. That will be outlined later in this letter.

            I would like to see a full audit of the child support system with criminal charges being brought to those responsible for this kind of abuse to the payees in child support cases across Wisconsin. In this day and age, we need those people to be held fully accountable for their actions. That would include everyone from the payor all the way up to the Governor of the state. I am not contesting my support obligations. I am, however, questioning the states right to charge exorbitant amounts for receipt and disbursement fees. As well as the “prorating” of funds received for the payment of support. I am not asking for the state to address these issues. I am asking the United States Legislature to look into the support procedures that are currently in place in Wisconsin. Any correspondence that I have initiated to have these issues looked into have been disregarded. And, I have not had anything either for or against my questions.

            Now, the better plan of action for failure to support. When convicted of 948.22 in Wisconsin, a person may be sent to a minimum security prison with outside employment ordered. While the individual is there, their pay from employment is divided into three categories. The first part would be for the payment of child support in accordance with the ordered support. The second is to be placed into the individuals release account. That would only be released for one of two reasons. Should the person complete the sentence that would be given to them so that they can afford clothing, residence, and any other expenses related to reintegrating into society. Should the person fail to complete the sentence, they would be transferred to a higher level of security location. The funds would be split to allow for a release account and the individuals personal account.

            The third portion of the payroll check would be divided between the inmates’ personal account and a state recovery fund. The recovery fund would help to alleviate the amount of tax monies that are used to convict the individual. Thus, relieving the general public from having to pay for the incarceration.

            Upon completion of the sentence, the felony is dropped to a misdemeanor to allow for the betterment of the individuals employment status. Also, while the person is incarcerated, it should be mandatory to stop the interest from increasing the amount owed for arrears. The amount of interest in child support arrearages should be reduced to a more reasonable limit. I, for example, owe just over three thousand in arrears. The interest on that amounts to well over eleven thousand dollars.

            Another thing that should be considered is the tax intercepts. Allowing the person to collect the federal and state taxes every five years is a reasonable allowance. I have not been able to receive my federal tax returns in close to 30 years.