Houston Man Faces Jail Time For Paying Outstanding Child Support & Over Visiting His Son!

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Clifford Hall says he's more than happy to pay child support for his 11-year-old son.
"I'm his father it's my responsibility to take care of him," Hall says.

But Hall says when the amount of child support was modified no one told him.

"I discovered for some reason his employer was withholding a large amount some weeks a small amount some weeks a zero amount some weeks," says Hall's attorney Tyesha Elam.

"I didn't want to go to jail basically," Hall says.

So Hall quickly paid almost 3 grand in back child support.

When Hall and his ex were in Judge Lisa Millard's court last November he owed nothing.

"Opposing counsel testified twice that he's all paid up," says Elam.

But the attorney representing the child's mother wanted Hall to pay her three grand in attorney fees and Judge Millard agreed.

Court documents also reveal Hall wasn't following the court's scheduled times to pick his son up for visitation.

Another modification Hall says he knew nothing about.

"The Judge ended up sentencing him to 6 months in jail." Elam says.

"When she said I remand you to the Harris County Jail for 180 days my mouth just dropped," says Hall.

"This entire situation is shocking to me," says community activist Quanell X. "I've never seen one like this."

Quanell X wants the state's judicial board to investigate.

"The court failed the child," he says. "The court failed Mr. Hall the system broke down."

"I'm like he couldn't have gotten a worse result," Elam says. "He could have gone in there with a monkey and gotten a better result. What did I do that my client has over paid over visited and is now paying 3 thousand dollars in attorney fees and is going to jail for 6 months."

"I can't be there for my son in jail," Hall says. "I can't pay child support in jail. This is not in the best interest of the child."

Judge Millard tells Fox 26 after she found Hall in contempt he walked out of the courtroom which she says is a big no no.

Judge Millard says Hall's attorney could have filed a motion for reconsideration which would have given her an opportunity to hear from both sides again and reevaluate the situation.

Hall's attorney is now working on an appeal.

Hall says in a few days he will turn himself in to the jail.

Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/2...ld-support-still-gets-jail-time#ixzz2pTZr8OfH

 

[www.THUG.com]

That's so fukked up. He still did what was right and still got fukked in the end.

 

[ThumpDaddy]

This just shows that the system is not set up in a man's favor......... You do right and still get put in jail...... What sense does that make, how can he do right by his child while sitting in jail if he did right in the 1st place????

 

[AtomicUse]

"I discovered for some reason his employer was withholding a large amount some weeks a small amount some weeks a zero amount some weeks," says Hall's attorney Tyesha Elam.

While this whole situation makes me sick to my stomach and afraid to procreate, I'm going to take a jab at it and say he could have gotten a "better" lawyer. One that could have at least kept him out of jail.

The judge had to school her on the motions she could have filed to keep him out of county. The lawyer is supposed to know those things, that's why she gets paid.

*Edit*

Not to cape at all either, cause this whole case is some straight b.s. He owed back Support, paid it off and still went to jail. That's crazy off general principle.

 

[FaTaL]

 

[Remote]

Now he will be 6 months late on child support payments, and could probably be jailed again.
In some states, people can lose their passports if they are late on child support payments.

 

[Rawtid]

Have kids brehs.

 

[Methodical]

I don't know what the f*ck to say....just upset me.

 

[LA Fisher]

I wonder what the childs mother thought of the judges decision

 

[Mr.Black]

black ass shouldn't have been late on them payments to begin with

 

[Turbulent]

she knows dude cares about his child that way and on some fukked up level, that's his Achilles heel.

 

[Elle Driver]

While this whole situation makes me sick to my stomach and afraid to procreate, I'm going to take a jab at it and say he could have gotten a "better" lawyer. One that could have at least kept him out of jail.

The judge had to school her on the motions she could have filed to keep him out of county. The lawyer is supposed to know those things, that's why she gets paid.

*Edit*

Not to cape at all either, cause this whole case is some straight b.s. He owed back Support, paid it off and still went to jail. That's crazy off general principle.

Maybe cause he couldn't afford a good one.


Anyway he got fukked in the end because the judge ordered he pay attorney fees and late fees, along with some stuff about him not visiting during the scheduled times (which, fair enough, you gotta be diligent about). He wasn't even aware of any of that. Man his lawyer is terrible.

 

[Turbulent]

by the way, 90% odds dude is a major simp.

 

[MikelArteta]

Well well well

 

[Hacksaw Jim Thuggin]

Now he will be 6 months late on child support payments, and could probably be jailed again.
In some states, people can lose their passports if they are late on child support payments.

yep...i was in court once and i saw a cat...in cuffs....trying to explain that he was in jail...how could he pay....judge was not moved

edit: my advice as a vet with nearly 20 yrs experience dealing with CS and family court...stay on top of your case...at all times...theres nothing wrong with you calling and checking on things periodically