What next?????????

[MYSONSDAD]

Another front on the war against non-custodial parents opened Thursday in
Council Bluffs, Iowa, with the entry of a longtime American youth icon's
agreement to produce a most-wanted deadbeat parent television program.

  KRightsRadio has learned that Dick Clark Productions of Burbank,
California, is in preliminary negotiations to produce and syndicate an
"America's Most Wanted" style reality television program aimed at
misrepresenting the facts about good parents and the exploitation of their
children.

Krightsradio, in close communication with Dick Clark Productions as well
as other media professionals across the country, has been working to bring
a halt to the production of this program due to its perceived anti-family
bias.

It is encouraging that DCP-Dick Clark Productions may see the error in
this program idea. But it is equally alarming that a proposal would even
come to  the boardroom on an issue that is so rife with denigration of the
more than 15,000,000 non-custodial parents and their children across
America.

KRightsRadio asks you to call the contact numbers listed on the link
below. We must help DCP-Dick Clark Productions see the problems with a
program such as "America's Most Wanted Deadbeat Parents."

The question lingers, why not a program entitled "America's Most DeadBroke
Parents"?

Please call Dick Clark Productions. The sake of our children's future
relies on you action.

Local officer signs on for new TV show

Consider it "America's Most Wanted" for parents who don't pay child
support, and a Council Bluffs Police officer is in on the ground floor.

Officer Jack Price recently signed an agreement with dick clark
productions in Burbank, Calif., to film a sales tape of a new television
show that targets deadbeat parents.

All Contact information for Dick Clark Assistant and Public Relations
Mayor's office in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sherriff' Office/Police Chief In Council Bluffs


----->>>        http://www.krightsradio.com/dickclarkcontact.php




"Children learn what they live"

[Hawkeye]

heheheh... the western front, eh?

Well, I'm mighten' ta be saddlin' up for this adventure...

maybe bring us a meetup with Glen Sacks, eh?

That would be cool... Waaaaaay cool...

[MYSONSDAD]

Jury finds father guilty in child-support case
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
By Steven Hepker
Staff Writer
Unlike some deadbeat dads, Anthony M. Bacon generally pays some child
support, falling short some years rather than completely shirking his
duty.

That's why his attorney, Wendell Jacobs, was baffled that Bacon's
case
warranted prosecution by the state attorney general Monday.

"In 2000 he overpaid support. In 2001 he paid close to what was
ordered," Jacobs said.


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"In 2002 and 2003 he paid when he was able. In 2004, he overpaid."

Attorney General Mike Cox has a reputation for wrangling big-time
deadbeats, most recently a Utah man who shelled out $100,000 Friday
to avoid
trial and prison.

Bacon was small potatoes by comparison to most state cases prosecuted
in Jackson County. Officials say his prosecution is a warning to
others
who do not support their children.

"This should put noncustodial parents on notice that if they chose
not
to meet their financial obligations, the state will get involved,"
said
Allison Pierce, spokeswoman for Cox. "Every dollar counts for the
children in these families."

The jury went with the law, as explained by Circuit Judge Charles
Nelson, and found Bacon guilty of failing to pay child support.

Court-ordered support is a general intent law, meaning it makes no
difference if Bacon intended to pay the full amount but could not
afford to
do so, Nelson said.

Prosecutors contend Bacon had the ability to pay, but avoided income
withholding by job hopping.

Bacon owes about $20,000 in back support to Lisa Baarns. They dated
in
1987 and Baarns had a daughter, Mercedes, in January 1988. Bacon said
he joined the Navy to help support the child, and voluntarily paid
Baarns while serving in Desert Storm. The couple never married or
lived
together.

His job history since the military has been up and down, and support
has been sporadic, Jacobs said.

"Life doesn't allow us the luxury of always paying on time," Jacobs
argued.

Assistant Attorney General Jessica Weiler said the case was simple:
Bacon violated a court order to pay child support in the required
amount
and on schedule. The Jackson County Friend of the Court asked the
state
to prosecute the case.

The charge was for a specific period: Jan. 1, 2002, through Jan. 15,
2004. Weiler said Bacon owed $2,912 in 2002 and paid $1,539.

He owed $2,864 in 2003 and paid $546.

Pierce said Bacon is rare in that he chose to chance jail rather than
come up with the money owed.

Bacon was jailed on a $10,000 cash/surety bond pending sentencing
March
9. Non-support is a four-year felony.

-- Reach reporter Steven Hepker at 768-4923 or shepker@c....



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"Children learn what they live"

[Hawkeye]

yeah.. .. and what about that ugly word "visitation"

I'd about bet my home that the guy didn't get anything better, other than the lawyer's denseness.... doh.... !