Tacoma man owes nearly $260,000 in child support

February 23, 2013 @ 11:53 am

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - A Tacoma man owes nearly $260,000 in child support, topping a federal list of the nation's worst deadbeat parents.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports ( http://bit.ly/XwVR2P) that 52-year-old Kenneth Jones' debt for his two children dates back to 1998. Jones is believed to be in Australia or Hong Kong.

Since January 2012, Jones has topped the deadbeat parent list kept by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Similar to the FBI's most wanted list, it features photos of alleged deadbeats and basic information on them and their possible whereabouts.

Only four accused deadbeat parents _ all fathers _ are on the list. To make it on the list, a parent must owe more than $5,000 in child support, live in a different state than the child or have fled to another state or country to avoid paying child support.


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  • maplefish wrote...
    Having said that....
    February 23, 2013 2:53 pm
    The Child Support laws in Washington State are so CORRUPT and grossly unfair against Fathers, that I do have to wonder how this guy got forced to pay $1438 a month for 2 children? I am not excusing this guy. He should have taken care of his kids. But I have seen firsthand how the Family Courts in Washington dont give a flying eF about Fathers or their Rights. I know a few guys that have been destroyed both emotionally and financially by this unfair and CORRUPT system. It's all about money and how much they can extract from the Good Fathers that are trying to take care of their kids.
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  • Legion wrote...
    shark75
    February 23, 2013 3:21 pm
    You beat me to it. That was the first thing that ran across my mind after reading the headline alone. To reiterate, are we racists? No, I guess not. Way to perpetuate the stereotype Mr. Jones. We're only a generation away from Idiocracy at this point.....
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