This is important to me because it seems as if someone can make a baby and just walk away from their obligations without any consequences. Sure, they may be placed on child support but if that individual doesn't want to pay, there are ways around not paying. It is not fair to the child or the person raising the child(ren). Too often there are excuses for why these deadbeat parents aren't paying, but I know if I was to not buy food or clothes for my children I would be thrown in jail for neglect. Same rules should apply for these deadbeat parents. There is never an excuse good enough to not provide for your child. When parents get so far behind in child support all they have to do is run and hide. It's too easy for them to get away with this illegal act. At what point do we decide enough is enough? This petition is about holding deadbeat parents responsible for a change, more needs to be done. Paying child support should no longer be a choice, but instead mandatory by placing those behind on child support on a temporary probation until they are caught up. Ankle monitors need to be placed on those that are majorly behind so they aren't able to run and place these individuals into a work program. If this still doesn't work, they need to be thrown in prison for child neglect.