U Gotta Be Kiddin Me

Just thought I'd put this out here since some people in this drama filled world has to point out... "Dead-beat" parents Main article: Deadbeat Parents Non-custodial parents who have developed arrears with respect to their child support obligations have been termed dead-beat parents. While "dead-beat" is a pejorative used by some government officials, by the media and by child support advocacy groups, it is not the legal term used to describe such parents. Child support agencies typically describe clients as being in compliance, not in compliance or criminally non-compliant. Compliance is judged by the paying party's performance in meeting the terms of the legal child support court order.