04/12/08 - Reposted With Comments - Greenwich man jailed in Indiana over child support

Greenwich man jailed in Indiana over child support

A Connecticut man has been sentenced to a year in jail in Indiana for failing to pay $127,000 in child support to an Indiana woman who is the mother of two of his children.

Porter County Superior Court Judge Mary Harper also ordered three years of probation for Andrew Givens.

The 48-year-old man from the Riverside section of Greenwich apologized before his sentencing yesterday.

Givens pleaded guilty in October to a felony charge of failing to pay child support for becoming delinquent on payments to Jennifer Donohue, a woman who is mother to his 11- and 13-year-old children.

Givens is being held in the Porter County Jail

Full Story: WTNH

Comments:

People make comments about dead beat dads....
But the system only chases fathers down for the money.
When i won full custody of my daughter i was only awarded a whole $1 per week.
The system kisses the @sses of women and puts the screws to men.

I would like at this time to thank all of the people that SCREAM that women are always the victim in divorces and child custody issues.

Mad Max

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Why is this guy in jail wasting our tax dollars? Jail isn't going to fix the fact that he owes his children over $100,000. Like all people who owe back child support, they should have to pay it! My ex owes my son $18,000 and the courts aren't chasing him down. The system doesn't work!

shoreliner

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People make comments about dead beat dads....

But the system only chases fathers down for the money.
When i won full custody of my daughter i was only awarded a whole $1 per week.

The system kisses the @sses of women and puts the screws to men.
I agree with you 110% I have a 6 yr old and a 3 yr old, I was given custody and awarded $72.00 a week for the 6 yr old and $86.00 a week for the 3 yr old... Havent seen a penny of it... its been 2 1/2 years since it was ordered and all the state says is there really isnt anything " I " can do right now... What the F%#k !!!

If the shoe was on the other foot I would be living off penny's a week so "she" would be payed!!! Talk about a DOUBLE STANDARD state... " CT by the way "

A Dad with support owed

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As a woman who is remarried to a man who has children with an ex wife, I can tell you this, the men are correct in that they only go after the men. The women can pretty much do what they want and get sympathy but the men better pay up or else!! She has physical custody and he pays a pretty penny. Tell me how it is fair that he has to work his butt off to make ends meet to pay that support and his own bills but she can sit home all day and do nothing? She works a couple hours a week instead of getting a full time job to help out. But do they make her get a real job, oh no, they let her work for next to nothing and collect collect collect from him. I mean, why should she work a real job if she can sponge off of him???? Way to go CT, way to be fair and equal!!

Tracy

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If you lay down to "CUT" be prepared to pay out the "BUTT"!

Greenwich Upper Class

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I have two kids now there 18 & 14 and there father doesnt pay a penny and goes to court every 6 weeks and walks out of there owing 43,540.23 and no payment. I believe they focus more on people that are collecting assistance not people that work.

China

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There are a lot of things to consider in these cases. Women are not always the victim, but I can assure you that the child is and will always be the victim.

Don't Judge

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$127,000.00!!!!!! How does that happen?? At one time I had to pay $450.00/week!! Never missed a payment. Make him work, attach his pay, then jail him!!It's guys like this that don't deserve to be FATHERS!!!

GMan

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Jail is way too far. why do we have to pay for him? Granted he should be paying something towards his children, i think child support has been taken way out of hand. I see everyday many men that are forced to pay 100's of dollars a WEEK for one ro more children which in return usually force them to live in poverty. Sometimes the amount of money rewarded is adequite, others its just over the top. Most of these woman feel they should "get em for all they got." that's a poor attitude. The woman don't give a rats ass about the children's welfare but only that they get money. If they did, they still wouldnt be requesting support when they are remarried and the father is actively in these children's lives!! I don't know the situation here, but in most cases I feel woman are greedy and although i am a woman i must side with the men.

Nicole