-> On 03 Sep 08  19:21:40, Jeff Smith got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: More info on my cousin   
      
    DC> Personally, I think they throw the figure into the air and let it   
    DC> ride.   
      
    JS> I tried to ask them where they got their figures. I remember the   
    JS> hearing officer stating that they were given a set of income figures   
    JS> but couldn't disclose the source. I provided proof of income for the   
      
   There's nothing like non-discloser to provide one with a sense    
   of confidence.     
      
    JS> I remember noticing by their demeanor that they had made up their   
    JS> minds of the outcome prior to entering the room and were somewhat   
    JS> annoyed that I chose to question them or dipute their figures.   
      
   Their bias has already been set by the system.  Your questioning    
   of them upset the apple cart.    
      
    JS> custodial parents are this way. The flaw is in the system. I just   
    JS> happened to of met someone once years ago that was good at exploiting   
    JS> the system and people. She by the way gets child support from two   
    JS> other sources.   
      
   Some foster parents do the same.  They provide minimall for their    
   charges and just milk the system.     
      
    JS> The thing that gets hard to deal with sometimes is the children. I   
    JS> love my children very much and can not fathom the using of children as   
    JS> a source of income. One result has been that I am not nearly as   
    JS> trusting as I was years ago.    
      
   It opens your eyes rather rudely, doesn't it.      
       
    JS> My main complaint is based on the way the system is setup and those   
    JS> parents that knowingly exploit the system for their own purposes.   
      
   The main problem is the set formula that is used.  Everthing is    
   pre-scripted.  Variations from rote bring, as you've seen,    
   bring distainful reactions from the bureaucracy.     
      
    JS> Sorry everyone.... Didn't mean to rant away quite so much.    
       
   That's what this Echo was started for!     
      
      
      
   ... Marriage:  Still the number one cause of divorce.   
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