John Dale Rutledge did not get to enjoy Thanksgiving with family and friends, but rather spent it in jail. As the first person ever to be placed on the state's most-wanted list for people who have failed to pay child support, arresting him was a victory for local law enforcement.

Rutledge supposedly owes $63,000 in back child support payments and has managed to evade being captured for 11 years. A bench warrant was finally issued for his arrest in 1999 when he failed to show up for a child support hearing in Pittsburgh County.

The DHS Child Support Services Division created its most-wanted listed in 2003 and placed Rutledge at the very top. This list encourages public support by providing information about those individuals that law enforcement are actively searching for. Because of this list, DHS has found 600 people so far.

He was finally arrested in Oklahoma City when a tip led authorities to his location.

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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. 

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A major victory for the Hidalgo County sheriff's deputies came recently when they apprehended and arrested the most wantedchild support evader in their county. Having racked up more than $28,000 in child support fees, John Baldridge, 56, was discovered after an anonymous tip was given to a Texas Attorney General website. The deputies orchestrated a surveillance operation surrounding his home and, once assured of his identity, arrested Baldridge.

Currently being held at the Hidalgo County Jail, Baldridge will soon be transferred to a facility in Grayson County near Dallas where he will be serve up to 180 days. The last time Baldridge made a payment was five years ago of $22.57 despite a court order in 2001 to pay $408 per month for the care of his three children.

If you are having difficulty obtaining court ordered child custody payments from a spouse or partner, it is time to enlist a Jacksonville family law attorney to access those much-needed funds.  Contact our legal team to get help today!

In Monticello, a man from Sullivan County has been accused of being a deadbeat dad and was later arrested on a 10 year warrant for his failure to pay court ordered child support payments.

In the year 2000, a warrant for the rest of 56-year-old Joseph Johaneman was issued by the Sullivan County Family Court.  At the time the arrest warrant was issued, he owed $5,000 in delinquent child support payments.

This weekend, law enforcement officers received a tip that Johaneman was visiting relatives nearby and they went to the relatives' home to place him under arrest.  He was arraigned following his arrest and then sent to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail pending his scheduled court appearance, which is set to take place next Monday.

If you are having a hard time collecting child support that is due to you, contact our law office today to discuss your options with a Jacksonville family law attorney who can help you.

This week, it is reported that conductor Paul Hillier had to make an unusual detour before leading the ensemble Ars Nova Copenhagen at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival this past Friday night.  While in route to Alice Tully Hall from Copenhagen, he spent part of last week in New Jersey in jail after police arrested him for an outstanding warrant for criminal nonpayment of child support.

A newspaper reported that Mr. Hillier, who was born in England and now lives in Denmark, was indicted on August 5^th by an Oregon grand jury on four felony counts of criminal nonsupport.  He allegedly failed to make approximately $90,000 in payments for his two daughters who live in the state. 

Hillier was arrested at Newark international Airport and then taken to Essex County Jail.  The newspaper reported that the conductor had wired money to an account in the Support Enforcement Division of Oregon's Multnomah County and a deputy district attorney said that he has, "been fairly cooperative, once we got his attention."

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In North Carolina, it is reported that Cpl. A. E. Villalobos has little problems with tracking down people who fail to adhere to the law.  This past weekend, Villalobos and 30 other officers participated in an annual program known as Operation Child Support.  During the program, officers work tirelessly to track down fathers and mothers who are delinquent with their child support payments.

According to Villalobos, when parents are finally caught, they tell officers that "they have been paying their child support."  They tend to deny that they are behind. 

This year, police were able to put 25 people in jail who were late on their child support payments.  Officers say that the arrests added up to $74,000 in bond payments over the weekend.  Despite the many arrests that were made, Villalobos says that the department still has 400 outstanding child support warrants.

Sgt. Leonard Antonelli told news sources that delinquent child support is, "quite a large problem."  Officers plan to continue their efforts to track down parents who are not paying their monthly support amounts.

If you are owed child support and would like to speak with a Jacksonville family law attorney, now is the time to contact Ellerin Hutchinson and learn more about your options.