Deadbeat parents may face tougher penalties
NWI Times
January 18, 1996
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VALPARAISO -- Porter County Deputy Prosecutor Bruce Dumas, who last year approached several state legislators about toughening penalties against parents who fail to pay child support, will make his point to a legislative committee today.
Dumas is testifying for the House Judiciary Committee at 2:30 p.m. Rep. Ralph Ayres, R-Chesterton, introduced a bill that would allow prosecutors to make it a more serious crime to owe more than $15,000 in child support. The proposal would allow prosecutors the discretion to seek a Class C felony, punishable by up to eight years in prison, instead of the three year sentence of a Class D felony.
Dumas said he will testify to support the bill, but will recommend the limit be $10,000.
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