Tennessee to Revoke Hunting, Fishing Licenses of Deadbeat Parents

[Adam Helmer]

GOB,

Good thread! I am glad you said "deadbeat parents" rather than the old cliche "deadbeat dads." In the 1990s I was a single parent with my son living with me. His mother, a chemist making more money than me, was ordered to pay child support. She stopped paying the weekly checks so I reported her to the proper state agency. The female agent tried to pass it off as mere forgetfulness. I called the governor's office and talked with a guy I knew there-the governor.

That same afternoon the deadbeat mom was given the choice to pay up or be arrested. She paid up. Men make up about 5% of the single parents who collect child support. In NH a person one month in arrears on child support gets arrested. My ex can verify that fact. Why deny hunting licenses, use the handcuffs instead to enforce child support payment obligations. If the states made a few more arrests, the word would get out.

Adam