The Louisiana House recently passed a bill authorizing casinos to withhold winnings for child support debts. The bill will only affect winnings of $1,200 or more which is the same level at which casinos have to issue a federal tax report document.
The bill will be enforced by the casinos referring to a list of deadbeat parents supplied by the state Department of Social Services. Proponents of the bill praise the bill based on the more than $1 billon in past due child support owed to children in Louisiana.
North Carolina courts have similarly held that an award of child support based on a father's income from gambling and acting as a bookie is proper in light of children's welfare. While NC courts do not condone this illegal profession, they have held that awarding child support based on such income is fair, based on a father's lack of employment in a legitimate profession.
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