There are times when child support and domestic violence are closely if not directly related. A woman called me last week and wanted to know how she can collect child support from the father of her children who she said told her "I'm not going to give you any more money. If you want any money, take me to child support". This woman lives with the father of her two children, yet he has announced that he is cutting off the phone and the cable and will not give her anything anymore, not even to buy food for the kids.
I met this woman at a seminar a few weeks back. I never thought that I would hear from her again. She was meek and never looked me in the eye. She looked down towards the ground when we spoke privately. I don't claim to be a psychic but something inside of me told me that she was being abused, physically, emotionally and mentally. Control of money is one aspect of abuse.
She was due to call me again yesterday so that we could do a complete intake and start the process but I have not heard from her yet. I called her today but no answer. I will call again later. It will be difficult but I now have to stop thinking about her and get my head back into the 'present' and return calls to a list of people waiting to hear from me. Even still, I am feeling haunted by her. Sometimes it happens like that.
This guy is a bus driver. I could find him in a pinch and she could start collecting within a few short months. But I can't do a thing until I hear from her...
I wonder if she will call back.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
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