Casino mogul Kirk Kerkorian has been taken to the cleaners by his ex-wife and Los Angeles County family court which have compelled him to make what is perhaps the largest child support settlement ever – a mind-numbing $10 million in arrears and $100,000 monthly support. And the kicker is, the child is NOT even his own.
The billionaire Kerkorian had been involved in a long-running case with ex-wife Lisa Bonder, a former tennis pro who was married to Kerkorian for only 28 days. Bonder has admitted to the court that she faked a paternity test and it has since been discovered that her child was actually fathered by Hollywood movie producer Stephen Bing. But none of these facts could stop the system from shaking down Kerkorian who is legally recognized as the child's father just because he was married to Bonder.
While Kerkorian may be the ultimate nice guy for settling this case and for never disowning his ex-wife's child (even after learning it was not his true offspring), he has done non-custodial parents in America a disservice by not using all his wealth and resources to challenge an insane system.
Instead, Kerkorian has with head bowed agreed to pay the titanic amounts listed above, PLUS additional perks which did not make headlines. These include expenses such as schooling, equestrian costs, clothing, housing, travel, hobbies, automobile, food, beauty treatments, tutoring, entertainment, parties and pets.
All this sets a pretty high bar for child support for everyone else, and it's easy to see how America's courts will be further encouraged to squeeze every last penny out of average non-custodial parents.
The insanity rages on.
Read more at: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39800167/ns/us_news/
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Detroit Prosecutor: Jail Parents for Missing School Conference
In Michigan, all parents may soon be getting a chance to go to jail for missing a parent teacher conference.
That's if Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy gets her way. Worthy recently pitched a plan to the Detroit City Council which requires parents to attend at least one conference per year or face three days in jail. And she's not stopping at city limits; Worthy is also shopping her plan to the Wayne County Commission and the Michigan state Legislature.
Like any good fascist, Worthy is justifying her malicious, privacy-invading plan by linking it to law and order. And now other fascists are jumping on board. Council President Charles Pugh said the proposed law would "send the right message … We know at some point there has to be a line drawn and people held responsible." Council President Pro-Tem Gary Brown went one step further in his support by declaring, "If you aren't involved in your child's education, and he or she is failing, it's child abuse."
Worthy's proposed law, if passed, would be the first of its kind in the nation and, judging from our nation's trend toward a full-blown police state, would likely be adopted by other legislatures.
Read more at: http://detnews.com/article/20101020/METRO/10200350/Worthy-proposes-jail-for-parents-who-skip-kids%E2%80%99-school-conferences
Action Alert: This story effecting families was covered for the Detroit News by Christine MacDonald. E-mail or call her to let her know about NCPForce! and your support for our organization at cmacdonald@detnews.com or (313) 222-2306.
That's if Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy gets her way. Worthy recently pitched a plan to the Detroit City Council which requires parents to attend at least one conference per year or face three days in jail. And she's not stopping at city limits; Worthy is also shopping her plan to the Wayne County Commission and the Michigan state Legislature.
Like any good fascist, Worthy is justifying her malicious, privacy-invading plan by linking it to law and order. And now other fascists are jumping on board. Council President Charles Pugh said the proposed law would "send the right message … We know at some point there has to be a line drawn and people held responsible." Council President Pro-Tem Gary Brown went one step further in his support by declaring, "If you aren't involved in your child's education, and he or she is failing, it's child abuse."
Worthy's proposed law, if passed, would be the first of its kind in the nation and, judging from our nation's trend toward a full-blown police state, would likely be adopted by other legislatures.
Read more at: http://detnews.com/article/20101020/METRO/10200350/Worthy-proposes-jail-for-parents-who-skip-kids%E2%80%99-school-conferences
Action Alert: This story effecting families was covered for the Detroit News by Christine MacDonald. E-mail or call her to let her know about NCPForce! and your support for our organization at cmacdonald@detnews.com or (313) 222-2306.
Poll Result: Alienated Non-Custodial Parents Deserve Same Respect as Safe Surrender Parents
Our last poll posed the following question:
Non-custodial parents must pay support for children they are not even allowed to see in order to teach "reproductive responsibility". Do you think parents who drop children at safe surrender sites should also be taught "reproductive responsibility"?
Readers of the NCPForce! Blog answered “No – and neither should alienated parents”.
Thanks to those who participated in the poll.
Our latest poll question is: Which political party best represents the interests of non-custodial parents?
To answer the poll, see the polling widget in the upper right corner of our blog page.
Non-custodial parents must pay support for children they are not even allowed to see in order to teach "reproductive responsibility". Do you think parents who drop children at safe surrender sites should also be taught "reproductive responsibility"?
Readers of the NCPForce! Blog answered “No – and neither should alienated parents”.
Thanks to those who participated in the poll.
Our latest poll question is: Which political party best represents the interests of non-custodial parents?
To answer the poll, see the polling widget in the upper right corner of our blog page.
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