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May 07, 2004
Role Model
Now this is my kind of family court judge. (Link via Fark)
For some men showing up in court for being habitually behind in child support, their choice is jail or a vasectomy....Foellger, the only family court judge in northern Kentucky's Campbell County, said he has never ordered a man to have a vasectomy.
But for some men, the option is made clear: Go to jail for 30 days, or have the vasectomy. The option applies to men who have had more than four children with at least three different women, and who owe more than $10,000 in court-ordered support.
Foellger believes he can legally give the ultimatum because the men are in contempt for not paying the child support, and a judge has wide latitude to enforce his orders. In such instances, the child-support cases are civil, not criminal.
Creative, effective. I like it. Too bad there's not a similarly easy procedure available for women.
Posted by Rita at May 7, 2004 07:06 AM