I HOPE THIS LINK WORKS.. THIS IS SO SAD IT HAPPENED IN MY TOWN

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/08/2239440.htm?section=justin

OR

http://www.thechronicle.com.au/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3772142

IF YOU HAVN'T HEARD ABOUT THIS ALREADY I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU ALL.. SO WE ALL CAN BE REMINDED OF THE DANGERS OF LEAVING  KIDS IN THE CAR BY THEM SELVES..

HUGS TO ALL GEORGIE

Ok so today is the big  day we tell my ex that jess is not going home with him this arvo....

Story so far jessica 15 has decided she dosn't want to go to school any more her dad says that's ok but she has to get a job... they live in a small small town no chance of her getting a job there... So if she were to get a job in my town it would make sense for her to live here with me... there town is about 40 km away...

Over the week end i set out her options

A. get a job .....how u gonna get there every day (dad not gonna drive 40 km every day)

B..don't get a job and dad sent u back to same  school

C..live here with me  then there is easy acess to busses to get to work when got job.

D stay here get job... and back to school of her choice or to tafe and finish her yr 10...

I gave her a time limit to make her decision... and on sat she came to me with her answer...She has decided to stay and live here with me(yay) sorry but i can't help secretly being so over the moon about her decision been waiting for so long for them to come home to me.....Now i just gotta wait for megs to follow her won't be long megs is 13 and she wants what eva jess has all the time ...

Any way back to the story... I made sure she was definate about her decision repetidly asked her are u sure every time she said yes so this arvo when their dad comes to get them we have the job of telling him that she will not be returning to him to live,, She is staying here..He's not going to like it very much well not at all actually...thank god i have a back up plan it's a 6 foot tall 100 kg black man... ( my partner)

so please every one don't judge me for just keeping her here it was both our decision ( hers & mine)...just wish us luck that all goes well with no argueing or violence ....KEEP YOUR FINGERS AND TOES CROSSES FOR ME

GEORGIE

   F#*K  F#%K... WELL I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE.. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE TO BOTH CENTER LINK AND C.S.A.   WITH ALL THESE SUCKY NEW RULES COMING IN ON HOW THEY WORK OUT HOW MUCH CHILD SUPPOERT U HAVE TO PAY APPARENTLY FROM JULY MY FAMILY PAYMENT GOES DOWN AND MY CHILD SUPPORT I PAY GOES UP... OK GET THIS... THE MINIMUM YOU CAN EARN SO THAT THAT U PAY MINIMUM CHILD SUPPORT IS $13 000... RITE SO ME I EARN $14 000 A YEAR SO NOW WITH THIS NEW SHIT THE AMOUNT OF CHILD SUPPORT I PAY GOES FROM $13 A WEEK UP TO $43 A WEEK.... WTF NOT ONLY IS THIS GKOING UP BUT CENTERLINK IS NOW SAYING IF I DON'T HAVE  BETWEEN 15% & 35% CARE I GET NO FAMILY TAX BENIFIT FOR THEM.. SO MY FTB GOES DOWN BY $110 A FORTNIGHT..

OK SO - $110 + $80 A FORTNIGHT ..... THIS = $180 A FORTNIGHT I AM GOING TO BE OUT OF POCKET....

DON'T GRT ME WRONG I DON'T MIND PAYING CHILD SUPPORT BUT COME ON I WORK F#*CKING 14 HOURS A WEEK I EARN $220 A WEEK HOW THE F#*CK AM I GKOING TO BE ABLE TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE.... SO DOSE THAT MEAN THE BABIES I DO HAVE IN MY CARE THEY HAVE TO GO WITH OUT JUST SO  MY EX (WHO IS ROARTING THE SYSTEM IN ANY CASE KNOW THAT FOR A FACT) CAN HAVE MORE $$$$$$ .... I AM SO MAD RITE NOW I CAN'T EXPRESS HOW MAD I AM WITH OUT OFFENDING SKOMEONE....  DOSE ANY OF THIS MAKE SENSE TO YOU DID I EXPLAIN IT PROPERLY.. SORRY IF IT SOUNDS ALL MUMBO JUMBO BUT MY HEAD JUST ISN'T WITH IT AT THE MOMENT AFTER LEARNING ALL OF THIS......

Has anyone eles had any experience with these two idiot departments of our government...