I know someone who was married and had 3 kids abroad where she was born and she immigrated to the U.S. after years of having a work visa as an R.N. She met someone new in the States and had 2 kids with her new lover. She petitioned her husband and kids in 1989, and immediately divorced him within the year. She petitioned him just so he can work his butt off and pay her some child support and so she could legally get married to her new guy that she had new kids with. My question is, isn’t what she did immigration fraud? Even though she was married to the other guy, she had the ill intention of divorcing him to be with someone else. Oh, and 2 out of her 3 kids from her first husband moved out of her house within a year and 2 years because she was verbally and emotionally abusing them. So her intentions to bring her first family here in the U.S were not because she loved them, it’s because it benefited her in every way. Can she be charged with immigration fraud? Only serious and knowledgeable answers please. Thank you.
She was already a U.S. citizen when she petitioned her first husband. She has a great job as one of the excellent registered nurses here in the country. Great credit history, house, no criminal or traffic record whatsoever, great lifestyle she lives in. She gained all that but she was and still is a terrible mother and an adulterer. She petitioned her first husband as a spouse but she was already living with her lover, so her first husband never even lived with her here in the States. I don’t think she should be deported because she had served this country as an excellent and honest nurse. But I think she should be penalized by serving time and pay fines for her overall actions in terms of the petition. And for being a bad mother.

I live in Iowa and my cousin dumped her son on us. We are financially stable as far as our family however I did not anticipate having another teen in the house which will put a hardship on us if we treat him like one of our own. His mother has 3 kids–3 different dads– and takes care of none of them…the other 2 live with dad/step dad…however she still receives social security death benefits for one–lives rent free with a relative–still married to daddy #3 (the child I have stepdad) but supposedly separated until it comes to EIC time and the big tax refund they get….I did get the child on medicaid because our insurance wont cover him and the state of Iowa recently apporved us for a care giver grant of 183.00 monthly. It seems ridiculous that 183.00 is suppose to cover a 15 year old child monthly because that to me barely covers food/clothing/hygeine not to mention school trips, he will need a car soon, wants a cell phone, needs clothing (he came to us with 2 pairs of jeans, no socks no winter coat, 5 shirts, a sweatshirt and about 4 pairs of underwear–we have successfully gotten him a coat,socks, some jeans and shirts and underclothes) Can I sue mom or step dad for child support and if I can how do I do it??? Also I have turned her in for welfare fraud, social security fraud (cuz the kid she gets money for that lives with step dad) food stamp fraud…..but am doubtful anything will come out of that….amazingly she still thinks she should get food stamps because the kids "may" be with her once a week……Its pathetic!!!! Add it up…she gets 800.00 social security, 600.00 food stamps…..plus just received over 4000.00 from "her share of income taxes with husband"…..makes me wonder why i work and stay married:0

if the husbands works, and he not reported as living in her house. all 4 kids are on medicaid, and she receives food stamps. The ex. does not have to pay child support. as she dropped that on him after the divorce. I am ask, to buy this story as they are in my family. they say there is nothing legally wrong here. but it just don’t sound right. I can’t say anything because they have a sick child. that has to have surgey soon. but I am just scared they will be caught, if I am right that this is fraud. thank you
Thank you all so much, you will never know how much this information has help me. It’s just so sad I have some one in my family that would do this. it’s heart breaking.

Suppose you are a married woman. You don’t like your husband at all. So, you have an affair with a man who looks very much like your husband but has no money. You get pregnant by mistake, when you have the affair. So, you file for divorce and get your ex-husband to pay child-support amounting to about 0,000 over 12 to 15 years. Does that count as fraud or robbery or any other criminal act?
From the links provided by "CompresssedFartTycoon" all I can determine is that the law is different in various states. However, most states will allow the father OR mother to challenge paternity. Where the man can prove he is NOT the biological father, he does not need to continue paying child-support. However, it is still not clear whether the mother can be prosecuted as a criminal.

I know a person who collects welfare child support and SSI.Her son is suposed to get home schooling she does his work.She has a house through HUD but don’t live in it.She goes to a doctor and sells her and her sons meds. In Pickaway County OHIO.thank you this is no joke./ SHE IS LIVING OFF OF A GOOD FRIEND AND HE HAS TOLD HER TO LEAVE.hE IS TO KIND TO GET NASTY WITH HER.hE IS MY SON.hELP PLEASE.

My fiance has a 3 yr old daughter. We have full physical custody of her. Her mother has no job and has another kid on the way. To make a long story short her mother is worthless and only wants to be around her child when it’s a good time for her. Anywho… my fiance supports the daughter 100%. He pays for all of daycare and all of her insurance. Mother said that she was unable to pay .00 a month for child support. The mother wants to "help" out and she said she would put teh daughter on her Medicaid insurance, and will haev the government pay for the daycare expenses. Is that not fraud? It seems to me that’s using the government. Granted it would save a lot of money, but we feel like that’s not right. He makes way too much money to qualify for government assistance, so that’s why he’s been paying daycare and all insurance for her. The mother is doing this regardless of him telling her not to. What do we do? Is it fraud? Using the government when it’s not necessary?

The Kansas Legislature recently turned down a law to allow paternity testing in cases where the payer is not the father.

In The News
Man jailed for not supporting someone else’s child

2006 Article – 7 states with laws
Florida Paternity Fraud Bill Provides Relief for Some Men

2009 Article – 30 states with laws
Missouri governor signs bill allowing paternity challenges

Parent Trap? Litigation Explodes Over Paternity Fraud
It should be noted that even though previously states didn’t allow paternity testing once the man was paying child support, it was allowed in custody challenges the prove he had no right to the child. The drawback of that is the woman than forfeits her support claim, but than she can file a retroactive claim against the bio dad. None of what she gets from the bio dad is required to be paid back to the ex boyfriend or husband that not only supported the child, but also raised the child.
Genetic disorder specialists have been lobbying for years for for requirements that new born babies get DNA testing for potential genetic cause disorders. In this manner they can get early treatment, or at least, the parents taught what to expect. The cost can be absorbed into that. Also, just as has already happened, the cost will continue to drop as technology grows.

Ok here’s my question my husband’s ex wife owes over ,500 in back child support the last time she filed income tax we got it, that was about 6 years ago. Since then she went on SSD but she told me that ever since she quit working she allows someone else to claim her other 2 children for the EIC and they give her most of the money so me and my husband don’t get it (God forbid she actually take care of her kids) but anyhow would that be tax fraud on her part as well as the other person and how would we report it to the IRS? I have her SSN but not the 2 kids’ and I don’t know who the person claiming them is. But in the past she claimed them on her income tax return. So can I report her to the IRS without having to give mine or my husband’s name as if she found out it was us it would cause a big headache as she has some visitation of the kids. Thanks to all that took the time to read and answer me. Sorry for going on just wanted to give as much info as possible.
I know her other kids don’t qualify as dependents for someone else. They live with her and she collects all the welfare she can get for them.
The children she has someone else claim are not my husbands kids we have custody of the 2 they have together so he would not have access to anything with thier SSN.

My husband and I recently cashed our stimulus check for 1500.00. we are separated and he said he would sign the check for 600.00 of the money. He then changed his mind and said he wanted 750.00. After we cashed it at MY bank, I gave him 500.00, which in my opinion was more than fair because his share was only 300.00 (broken down it’s 300.00 apiece for everyone in the family, including 3 children whom I have custody of.) He then told me while I was picking up our children after his visitation that if I did not give him the remaining 250.00 he would file theft and fraud charges on me. Can he actually do that? Almost everyone I have talked to says no, he can’t, but I’m freaking out. Also, as a side note, he is currently in arrears for child support in the amount of 1700.00 and I feel I was being fair in giving him 500.00 knowing he would not pay any support with it or use his share for anything for our children, where as I am using my share for their school clothes.
Yes, his child support is court ordered…..he says he is working (I don’t believe it) and his support was supposed to be garnished from his wages. I did file violation on him about it, so we’ll see what the judge says.

I have sole custody of my 4 kids who live with me full time. Their father is unemployed and not paying child support.

Last year I never received my refund and I found out he put the kids (whom he does not see or support) on his tax return. I filed the IRS fraud form, sent report cards, medical records and neighbor statements to the IRS to dispute his fraudulent return. What I eventually got was a notice from the IRS a couple months ago stating I would be receiving my refund, plus the 00 stimulus payment (which they also sent the ex last year)

I filed my return for this year online and it WAS REJECTED and I AM PANICKING!!!! HELP!!!!! Apparently the @ss did the same thing – he put the kids on his return again. When I called the IRS, the lady checked on last years’ return and the ex had also claimed ME on his taxes.

I work. And he put ME on his taxes 2 years in a row without my W2-s or any information whatsoever about me. How could the IRS not catch this? How could they send him a refund without MY income documentation? How could he cash a refund check with MY name on it?

I am frantic. I make only 42,000/year and my kids and I need our tax return money. I have my kids every single day of the year and every cent I make goes toward the roof over their heads, food and clothing. What should I do – please, anyone who knows what I can do, please please help. I thought I had done all the right things last year. I cannot confront the ex – he is long distance and also violent. I thought the IRS was the big bad enforcer of the law and that THEY would go after him.

Alright this is how it started:
My boyfriend approached me and told me he wanted to help a female friend with 2 kids get more money from taxes by claiming the younger kid as his: He is even willing to go as far as to signing the birth certificate to make it legit. The child he would want to claim is one years old : Yes I asked him could this be your kid & he said no way: What are Massachusetts legal ramifications beyond tax fraud, perjury of signing a birth certificate knowing dam well he is not the father: The fact that she would let her friend sign a legal document of saying he was the father makes me think she is really really stupid or suckering him in for child support. Would the commonwealth go after him for back pay in child care ect:

My ex wife and I are tryng to get divorced, long story short there was a family law standing pretrial order saying a bunch of stuff about not being able to get rid of stuff, add debts…etc. However, she went and moved down to south florida with her parents where she lied and said she was a single person and was put on the mortgage with her parents. Now I know she is not a "single" person as we are not divorced yet becasue she wont file necssary papers..but isnt that contempt..I mean she went out and got in on this debt with her parents..which I have no idea how she got approved since she does not work! Meanwhile I am stuck waiting on a divorce hearng in Aug. to deal with the fact nothing is being done. Should I have my lawyer file contempt charges? How do I notify anyone of her fraud saying she was a single person… technically that is a marital asset right?
All Iknow is after we went to mediation I we agreed would pay her 2 years back child support and let her dad adopt our child.. that was the last time I saw her. She packed up and moved with her parents. I looked it up on the internet where her and her parents are on the mortgage… but only the parents are on the deed. But the family law order said neither her nor I could incur unreasonalbe or unnecessary debts until the divorce in final. I would not be out for blood, but I went to mediation last year and once I agreed to let her dad adopt the child between us and she split town, her and he lawyer have iled to file necessary papers so we can get divorced and her lawyer will not communicate with mine… so it is back to court and I KNOW she will not be at the hearing in Aug. She isnt going to drive 8 hours for that. I am sure she will come up with some lame excuse and just have it drug out longer.

My fiance has a 3 yr old daughter. We have full physical custody of her. Her mother has no job and has another kid on the way. To make a long story short her mother is worthless and only wants to be around her child when it’s a good time for her. Anywho… my fiance supports the daughter 100%. He pays for all of daycare and all of her insurance. Mother said that she was unable to pay .00 a month for child support. The mother wants to "help" out and she said she would put teh daughter on her Medicaid insurance, and will haev the government pay for the daycare expenses. Is that not fraud? It seems to me that’s using the government. Granted it would save a lot of money, but we feel like that’s not right. He makes way too much money to qualify for government assistance, so that’s why he’s been paying daycare and all insurance for her. The mother is doing this regardless of him telling her not to. What do we do? Is it fraud? Using the government when it’s not necessary?

I’ve just came across some evidence pertaining to me when i was around 13 years old. [i am now 22]. when i was 13 i went to live with my aunt and uncle for about 14 months, and then moved back home with my mom. I recently found a paper stating that my uncle is STILL receiving child support from my absent parent. My mom is also receiving back pay from my dad. I feel that my uncle is committing child support fraud because i haven’t been in his household in almost 10 years. Can anyone give me any suggestion on what I should do?! Thanks! =]
My father is the Absent Parent… I showed my mother the paper and she has no idea how to go about the situation.
No. There is no money owed to him. My mom did give him money during the time i was with them. The money never reached me though. They left me there at their home and took trips to the beach with it. PLUS, the child support was never started back up til after i was 18 years old. Therefore, the back pay is what is being paid now. My Uncle never had legal custody of me so Im not sure how he’s getting any money. I just know that he is. And since my mom had an open case when i was living with them, the caseworker said that they could not receive any money, and had no right to [that is what was said when we went to check on it when i was 13, to get the money in my name]

reporting a deadbeat dad working off the books
I would like to report my husbands co-worker for fraud. He claims he does not work and there fore can not pay child support for his two kids. His ex-wife is barely getting by and because of him she and her kids had to go on food stamps and gov’t health insurance. He brings home alomst ,100 a week off the books. He is working for his uncle(the same place my husband works). I think it is horrible what he is doing to his children, and that my taxes have to support his kids when he is able to. My question is if I call the phone number to report him, will they be able to track me by my phone number and will i be talking to a real person or a voice recording. I want to help his wife and kids but if his uncle (the boss) finds out my husband will lose his job and we can not afford that.

My son’s dad has not paid me a dime of child support since he was born and only keeps him one night a week, sometimes less. He said he claimed my son on his tax return and I’m very upset. I haven’t filed yet. What do I do?

In Washington State is it fraud if a married woman uses her maiden name to get Section 8 and food stamps.?
I know a lady who was married and had 4 children by two different men. Her older children by one man and her younger children by her ex-husband. On all four birth certificates she claimed that she had no idea who either of the fathers of the children were in spite of the fact that she never had any doubt about who the fathers were and both fathers assisted her with supporting their children.
This lady knowingly withheld this information from all state and government agencies for at least 18 years in order to get welfare benefits and section 8 . She has been able to get court ordered child support from both fathers as well and does not allow either father to claim their children. She currently has a boyfriend that lives with her who is a felon released approx 1 year ago, her oldest son 28 years old, youngest son 23 years old oldest daughter 13 and her youngest daughter 12.
Has this lady committed any crimes? Is she the only one that is liable for any fines or penalties due to the fact that she was never under any duress or pressures and willingly falsified any necessary documents in order to get free benefits from the government and state? Who should this lady be reported to? What are her possible penalties?

reporting a deadbeat dad working off the books
I would like to report my husbands co-worker for fraud. He claims he does not work and there fore can not pay child support for his two kids. His ex-wife is barely getting by and because of him she and her kids had to go on food stamps and gov’t health insurance. He brings home alomst ,100 a week off the books. He is working for his uncle(the same place my husband works). I think it is horrible what he is doing to his children, and that my taxes have to support his kids when he is able to. My question is if I call the phone number to report him, will they be able to track me by my phone number and will i be talking to a real person or a voice recording. I want to help his wife and kids but if his uncle (the boss) finds out my husband will lose his job and we can not afford that.

My ex is behind in child support. He has seen the child a total of 33 days in 2007 and is wanting to claim our child on his 2007 taxes. He is not on the birth certificate, and is listed as non custodial parent on the child support order. My question is this:
If he goes to file taxes before me and by some chance does have our child social security number to claim him, how will the tax preparer know that he is a non custodial parent? I know that there is a a Form 8332 that is supposed to be signed by the custodial parent giving the non custodial parent permission to claim the child, but do all tax preparers double check this information? Also, what do I do if I go to file taxes and they say my child has already been claimed? Can he be liable for tax fraud?

More info if it helps: We were never married. There is no custody order, since he is not on the child’s birth certificate. A paternity orders was established and child support order is in effect, though he is behind about 00

This would really help on the war on drugs and cut down on federal fraud and child support plus we could bring back orphanges.

What do you think we could use this program to clean up our country.

We could also document aliens for deportment.

What are you thoughts on this idea or ideas?

If a couple who cannot have a baby, e.g. husband has had a vasectomy and wife is approaching 40 & childless, divorces so the woman can have a baby sired by a fertile man, marries him/immediately gets pregnant/has baby/then divorces him/obtains court-ordered child support/then remarries her first husband with baby & court-ordered child support what could the victim do?
I know someone whom appears to have done this. It almost backfired when the 1st husband had an extended affair while the woman was pregnant and living with the victim.

I also wonder if the woman could have just got pregnant and immediately went back instead of letting the victim’s insurance pay for the birth and pre-natal expenses.
Nobody has answered the question?
Is it fraud?
Thoughtful answer, Donna, but in the only case I know of the husband (#1) is quite all right with the way it worked out for him. He knew that she would never be happy without a bably and she did get pregnant less than 14 days after marrying #2; baby was born 9 months and 7 days after wedding.

My ex and I divorced in 2000. Within the marriage we had two boys (now 14 & 10). Four months ago, through DNA and her own admission, I found out they are not mine biologically and in fact are results of indiscretions with two different men. I’ve paid child support for both and during that time I was not aware that my ex and her "now husband" (the father of the youngest) knew all along! Isn’t that, in itself, child support fraud? She’s living with the real father of the youngest and pinned child support on me since the day he was born. On the flip side, she doesn’t want to disclose who the father of the oldest is. I love my boys and that will never change. Just because I don’t want to pay child support for children that aren’t mine, when she knows well who the fathers are, doesn’t make me a bad guy. Up to now, I’ve shared fifty percent custody with her. I would never turn my back and walk away from them emotionally or physically and the boys understand that. But I feel that the real "fathers" should be held financially accountable for them. I strongly feel, even at least for medical history and so forth, that the oldest needs to know who his father is. He has rights too and she refuses to talk about it. Is there any way the boys and I can have any justice? Upon her finding out that we’ve discovered the truth, she’s become very angry and now wants full custody. It isn’t enough that she hurt me in pinning two children on me but after building a long relationship with them she wants to rip them away from me. She often asks me why is it that I still want to visit with them if they’re not my children. The children aren’t animals that I can just severe the relationship just like that. It would take a cold-hearted person to even say such a thing. Does anyone have any advice. I’m distraught, confused, and torn. Is there anyone I can talk to? Is there anyone that can help me?

I’m about to graduate from college and I just found out that my dad has been filing me on his taxes for the past 3-4 years without my knowledge. He doesn’t even know where I go to school, or what classes I’m taking. Furthermore he has not even contacted me or tried to help me with school at all during my enrollment. He doesn’t pay child support, so he has no reason for filing me at all because I am not a burden on his income. My grandparents have supported me throughout my entire education and now they can’t file me on their taxes to help pay for my graduation costs. Do I have a case for reporting my deadbeat dad for fraud? My family never knew that they could file me as a student, so the issue didn’t come up until now. Had I know he was doing this, I would have tried to stop him a long time ago. What can I do?

I’m about to graduate from college and I just found out that my dad has been filing me on his taxes for the past 3-4 years without my knowledge. He doesn’t even know where I go to school, or what classes I’m taking. Furthermore he has not even contacted me or tried to help me with school at all during my enrollment. He doesn’t pay child support, so he has no reason for filing me at all because I am not a burden on his income. My grandparents have supported me throughout my entire education and now they can’t file me on their taxes to help pay for my graduation costs. Do I have a case for reporting my deadbeat dad for fraud? My family never knew that they could file me as a student, so the issue didn’t come up until now. Had I know he was doing this, I would have tried to stop him a long time ago. What can I do?

A mother has a handicapped child who has nursing care for 49 hours a week. The child receives a SSI check, the mother is on Medicaid also, just like the child. The mother receives food stamps for herself, because the child is fed by a tube. The father is court ordered to pay child support of 600.00 a month, that DFCS is unaware of. What I would like to know is why does the child have medicaid. Shouldn’t the father be made to carry insurance on the child to cover the medical bills, and not the state paying all of them. Also the mother is a able body person who could work and not live off of the state, but she is too lazy to get a job. She has nursing care, so she could get a job, and not be a welfare case. Should I report this to DFCS. I feel this is welfare fraud.