21 arrested in Oregon on unpaid child support sweep

07:52 AM PDT on Friday, August 21, 2009

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A statewide sweep for unpaid child support resulted in 21 arrests.

The Oregon attorney general's office said the parents arrested on Wednesday owed a total of more than $530,000 in delinquent child support payments.







Officials say most parents make their payments, totaling $344 million last year for nearly 250,000 children.

The sweep was conducted by an Oregon Department of Justice task force that included district attorneys and nearly 30 law enforcement agencies across the state.

All those arrested had outstanding contempt complaints for willful failure to pay court-ordered child support and face maximum sentences of up to six months in jail plus full payment.

i personnally have children that live with there mothers and i pay for my children without dealing with the court some times i think these things can be unfair i have a friend whos a great parent he was working for five years at his job they laid him off after he told the judge he didnt have a job to pay but he was looking for one the judge told him move asap he tried and tried but no one was hireing him long story short hes locked up because of it i understand some of the fathers that dont give a sh.. but when its a good father whos always there thats when i have to say f... that law it should be enforced on fathers who dont give a sh.. not on the ones who do wat good is a parent in jail seriously just had to vent

geez, if I got all my back child support I'd be able to buy a yacht...

The system isn't purfect but nice to see some are gettin what they should. My son is owed in the 5 digits. I could pay for his college education with what he's owed in back support.