48 Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support

On October 12 officers from the Sheriff's Child Enforcement Unit arrested 48 individuals who collectively owed over $475,000 in back payment of child support. The Cook County Sheriff's Department went door-to-door with the hopes of finding individuals who had outstanding warrants for their arrest; of the 48, two of the arrested were women. 

Reginald Halford, 49, of the 1800 block of S. 50th in Chicago owed the highest amount, $41, 448.55, while one of the women, Charlene Love, 34, living in the 2700 block of East 83rd street, owed $38,921.00 in back payments. Another 18 of the arrested owed more than $10,000 apiece. 

Sheriff Tom Dart explained that most of these cases involved single-parent families where the other parent was most likely struggling to create a good life for their children while the arrested parent was ".. failing in one of the most important aspects of life - taking care of your own child." 

The Child Support Unit was created two-and-a-half years ago and now supports 12 officers who drive unmarked cars. It is funded by state and federal grants and has made 986 arrests and issued over 14.500 summons to delinquent parents. 

Contact Ellerin Hutchinson if you need help from a Jacksonville family law attorney.