Mission Statement

Families Against Confiscatory Child Support (FACCS) is the national voice for fair and reasonable child support.  FACCS believes all parents have an obligation to support their children financially.  However, in high income cases, state and federal laws often result in excessive awards that are effectively alimony in disguise and have little to do with supporting children.  Huge child support awards lead to protracted custody disputes, undermines co-parenting, and leaves children worse off financially.  To contact FACCS, email contact@faccsonline.org.

 

 

High-Earner Child Support Cases in the News

The Bren Case: A Refreshing Perspective on Child Support
12/28/07

Let the child support negotiations begin
Arizona Daily Star, 8/23/07
"[NFL Star quarterback] Tom Brady’s ex-girlfriend gave birth to a son Wednesday in Los Angeles. Let the child support negotiations begin."

T-Mac Has Child Support Issues
AOL Sports, 8/17/07
"Tracy McGrady is generally known as one of the league's good guys, not to mention one of its most likable...McGrady's attorneys say in court records that the [ex-girlfriend's child support] claim is more about the mother's 'desire for a high lifestyle rather than any reasonable needs of a minor child.'"

Matt Leinart, Brynn Cameron Agree on $15,000 a Month Child Support
AOL Sports, 7/30/07
"Leinart will shell out $15,000 per month in child support, around half of what [ex-girlfriend] Cameron claimed she needed to care for the couple's nine-month-old son, Cole."

Giants' Strahan Said to Weigh Retirement
Associated Press, 7/27/07
"Shrahan considers retirement or is bargaining for more money after his ex was 'awarded $15.3 million along with child support for their twin daughters at $18,000 a month.'"

She Squanders Her Divorce Settlement, so He Has to Pay Her Again--30 Years Later! / UK Alimony Outrage Reversed
Glenn Sacks' Blog, 7/26/07, 7/3/07
"Dennis North gets married and has three kids. His wife cheats on him and they get divorced. Dennis buys her a house and investments as part of the divorce settlement, and raises the three kids himself. Later, he pays her more money, even though she refuses to work. She squanders the money he gave her, and now, 30 years later, guess what? He has to pay her all over again because she's 'fallen on hard times.'"

 

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