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Event: Ballot Denied: Talk at Smith College

Election day is coming, and 1 out of every 40 Americans is denied the right to vote. Peter Wagner will be speaking on criminal disenfranchisement laws at Smith College Campus Center room 205 at noon. (Northampton MA) September 30, 2008

1,414 Colorado DUI Arrests

18-day effort that ended Labor Day weekend was part of national drunk driving campaign.

Law enforcement agencies across the state made a total of 1,414 arrests for driving under the influence in Colorado during an 18-day crackdown. Dubbed ‘The Heat is On’, the anti-drunk driving campaign was part of the national effort titled ‘Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.’

Between August 15th and September 2nd, 48 local police and county sheriff’s departments, along with the Colorado State Patrol, conducted increased patrols focusing on motorists suspected of drunk driving. Nine people were reportedly killed in alcohol related accidents, which is down from 16 during the same period last year. The Colorado State Patrol made 294 arrests for CO DUI. Denver recorded 186 arrests and Colorado Springs 163.

More than 30,000 motorists are arrested for Colorado DUI each year. A conviction for a first offense drunk driving in Colorado can lead to loss of driver’s license, increased auto insurance premiums and costs in excess of $10,000. A spokesperson with the Colorado Department of Transportation said drunk driving is not worth risking life, freedom and money, and advocated use of designated drivers or public transportation.
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Pasco County Deputy Avoids Florida DUI

Off-duty deputy was allowed to go home despite suspicion of drunk driving. Real fair.

John Daniels, a Pinellas County Florida deputy, was on patrol around 1:00 am when he witnessed a car pass him at a high rate of speed.

His radar indicated the vehicle was going 98 in a 45 mph zone. After turning around and giving pursuit, the deputy found the vehicle stopped 20 yards from an intersection with the front passenger outside the vehicle urinating.

Daniels approached the driver, Jose Berrios, and requested driver’s license, proof of insurance and registration. Berrios then identified himself and his passenger as Pasco County deputies. Daniels noted the presence of alcohol and the Pasco County deputies admitted to having consumed “approximately one or two drinks”. Daniels asked Berrios to submit to a breath test to check blood alcohol content, saying if he passed he could drive home and if he failed he could call someone to pick him up. Berrios countered with a request to just call someone for a ride and not submit to the test, which Daniels agreed to.

Heather Locklear Gets Santa Barbara DUI

Heather Locklear was charged with DUI in Santa Barbara County Saturday afternoon.

Locklear was reportedly arrested by the California Highway Patrol in Montecito after someone witnessed the actress driving erratically.

A Highway Patrol officer found Locklear’s car stopped on a state highway, blocking one lane. In talking with her, the officer determined that she was operating a vehicle while impaired. Locklear was taken to a nearby police station where she was tested for alcohol and drugs.

Locklear, 47, checked into a medical clinic last June for treatment of anxiety and depression.

Locklear has had roles in a number television series, including ‘Dynasty’, ‘Melrose Place’, ‘T.J. Hooker’ and ‘Spin City’, She has also appeared in movies, including ‘Uptown Girls’.

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Child Support in the Arizona Family Court: How Do Social Security Benefits Affect Calculations?

By Trent Wilcox

Social Security benefits can affect child support in two ways. First, if either the parent paying child support (the “obligor”) or the parent receiving child support (the “obligee”) receives Social Security benefits, the Arizona Child Support Guidelines require that the Social Security benefits be included in determining either parents income. Thus, the Social Security benefits help to determine the initial child support obligation.

Second, the Social Security benefits can affect the amount of child support that must be paid out of pocket by the parent paying child support. Section 26 of the Arizona Child Support Guidelines addresses this issue and states verbatim as follows:

A. Income earned or money received by a child from any source other than court-ordered child support shall not be counted toward either parent’s child support obligation except as stated herein. However, income earned or money received by or on behalf of a person for whom child support is ordered to continue past the age of majority pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute Sections 25-320.B and 25-809.F may be credited against any child support obligation.

B. Benefits, such as Social Security Disability or Insurance, received by a custodial parent on behalf of a child, as a result of contributions made by the parent paying child support shall be credited as follows:

1. If the amount of the child’s benefit for a given month is equal to or greater than the paying parent’s child support obligation, then that parent’s obligation is satisfied.

2. Any benefit received by the child for a given month in excess of the child support obligation shall not be treated as an arrearage payment nor as a credit toward future child support payments.

3. If the amount of the child’s benefit for a given month is less than the parent’s child support obligation, the parent shall pay the difference unless the court, in its discretion, modifies the child support order to equal the benefits being received at that time.

C. Except as otherwise provided in section 5.B, any benefits received directly, and not on behalf of a child, by either the custodial parent or the parent paying child support as a result of his or her own contributions, shall be included as part of that parent’s gross income.

The interpretation of Section 26, above, minus some of the legalese, is really pretty simple:

A. If a child receives benefits from a source outside of the parent paying child support, it will not normally diminish the paying parent’s child support obligation unless the Arizona Child Support Guidelines provide a specific exception. However, if a mentally or physically disabled child receives child support past the age of majority, those amounts may be credited toward the paying parent’s child support obligation. Notice this is a “may” and not a “shall,” meaning that the court has discretion in this child support matter.

B. If a child receives benefits, such as social security or insurance, because the paying parent made the child eligible to receive such benefits by paying into the system, those amounts will be credited toward the paying parent’s child support obligation in the manners described. Notice this is a “shall” and not a “may,” meaning that the court has no discretion in this child support matter.

C. As mentioned above, a parent who receives payments directly on his or her behalf must include those amounts in income totals used to calculate child support. However, the exception to this provision is provided by the Child Support Guidelines Section 5(B) which states, “Gross income does not include sums received as child support or benefits received from means-tested public assistance programs including, but not limited to, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Food Stamps and General Assistance.”

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Attorney Trent R. Wilcox is the managing partner of Wilcox & Wilcox, P.C.  Mr. Wilcox practices in the areas of family law, employment disputes and general civil litigation. Mr. Wilcox is admitted to practice in the Arizona state courts and federal district court and is a member of the Maricopa County, Arizona State and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Wilcox has worked closely with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to return abducted children to the custodial parent. He has assisted parents from various countries in cases brought under The Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Mr. Wilcox plays golf professionally when time remains after family and the demands of the law office have been met and when he gets a chance to practice, carries a +3 to +4 handicap.

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