Ok, time to pipe in on this child support thing again! First, let's stop pretending that "poor old dad" is the victim. The children are the victims. Yes, there are some women AND MEN who have custody that rack up the money in child support while being on welfare. That alone does not mean that the child support does not need to be paid. The county is taking care of the custodial parent and the kid(s) and I do agree that the county should be reimbursed for some of that from the child support. But after that has been said, JAIL is the answer, with huber privileges wherein the deadbeat (mom or dad) has to have a job and the money goes right to the county, who in turn pay the child support BEFORE any other fines. The custodial parent gets at least some portion so that some of the child support is paid. Just a side note to those who have NO CLUE how this works, get your facts straight before you make your unwarranted comments. Been there, still there, will be there for a VERY LONG TIME because the deadbeat will NEVER repay what HE owes--at least the children don't have to miss out on some of the fun they should be having because some of that child support can go to them after helping to feed, clothe, and pay for medical bills.

Placement is not automatically given to the mother. My brother just got primary placement of his kids in spite of a long battle by his ex to keep them. He proved to be the more stable home. That means she will have to pay support to him.

Also, 50-50 placement is rarely in the best interest of the child and is next to impossible when the parents live in 2 different school districts.

Even if the parents are in the same district, the child should not be paying for the parents' bad decisions by being moved back and forth and back and forth so they hardly know where they belong (as with 50-50 placement). I have seen this with kids in my classrooms and it is very hard for the child to adjust to a life like that. Let's put the kids needs first. None of this is their fault.

the whole child support system should be re done. first issue is that it is based on gender discrimination. woman get the children handed to them at birth. they then use the child as a pawn for money. they should have to prove where the money is going. dudes need to step up and be men (that means being a father). i pay my child support and arrearage and have been for a long time. stop putting interest on arrears so that they can pay the debt off. children are not a credit card. yes it is true that some cases need different circumstance. if the woman is recieving welfare she should not get the arrearage money it should go to the state. if a woman is on welfare or has no job she should have to find a job just like the man. she should also have to do a drug test as well as any person living with her that is their boyfriend if she wants to recieve benefits this is supported on facebook by over a million people. custody and physical placement should be 50\50 at birth period, not automatically givin to the mother. everything should be 50/50 from the begining, then maybe these little boys will step up to the plate if its a level playing field.

Rock County and the rest of Wisconsin has done almost nothing about deadbeat dads who have several children with different mothers and refuse to work, let alone search for work. Why is the Mukwanago man's situation so shocking? It seems to me that laws are rarely enforced unless the father has a job and is willing to work.

Yea let's put him in prison so my taxes can pay to feed him--NOT. Put him on supervision and garnish his wages till'(IF) he ever gets paid up. Jail is just another burden for the taxpayers for this bum.If he's on supervision for say 10-20yrs. at least the mother will get somrthing out of him. MAYBE

Putting him in jail is better then him runing around here free! He isnt paying support, he did nothing to get his payments reduced if he couldnt afford it. Its his own fault. The kids have to suffer by not getting the money to support them, so he should suffer. My ex owes me thousands of dollars. He left state and moves all around Texas. Just when they think they have him, he bails again! He doesnt file taxes so they cant even get that. Our system is messed up since there is a warrant out for my ex it doesnt do any good because it is only good in the state of Wisconsin and Texas wont acknowledge it. If Im not getting the money, than Jail is the best option, since I wont be getting it anyway!. I support my kids 100% by working. I am not on public aid and my kids do without at times because their father is a deadbeat.
The laws need to be changed so interstate cases work together and the same rules apply across the board, not just in one state.
Idiots like this man should have gone to court to adjust his child support if he couldnt afford the $500 every two weeks. He must have been making good money to have the judge order that amount. I dont feel sorry for him or any other person, man or woman who doesnt support the children they made!

Putting him in jail, while a good punishment, wouldn't help get the money he owes paid back any sooner. Once he gets out of jail, he'd still owe the money. Further, he might find it more difficult to find work just after serving a jail sentence.

As was mentioned in another comment, if he was supposed to be paying $500 biweekly, then he'd have to be making some pretty good dough. Following that logic, he's likely acquired some "toys" and other material goods that could be auctioned off to help with reducing his debt. He's gotta be doing something with the money he's making if he's not paying his child support, right?

I hope he has had a vasectomy.

he must have been making a lot of money to be paying 500 every two weeks. Isnt the law only 17% per child up to so much as to not put the payer in poverty... he had to be pulling near 3000 every two weeks...

What good has he done on the outside? If they let him loose he'll just rack up another $100,000. before they pick him up again.

jail or prison is never a solution! what good is he going to do there?

What a deadbeat!