Missouri Courts Violate US Constitution
The 13th Amendment of the US Constitution says that involuntary servitude is abolished. The legislature and courts of Missouri seem to be unaware of that fact in their dealings with victims of paternity fraud. They refuse to make the real dad pay by disallowing relief for the victims of child support abuse. The courts seem to be unaware, since the Thirteenth Amendment does not allow involuntary servitude. It does not say it's allowable when an arbitrary time limit has run it's course or even if some may think it's in the best interest of society.
It's never acceptable, but enforcing child support from a innocent victim who is not the bioligical father, and often has no relationship with the child, is what the State of Missouri is guilty of doing.
Forcing a man to pay child support for a child that is not his is involuntary servitude. The Supreme Court stated that “involuntary servitude necessarily means a condition of servitude in which the victim is forced to work for the defendant...by the use or threat of coercion through law or the legal process”.
The State of Missouri is guilty of forcing it's citizens into involuntary servitude by prosecuting and even jailing victims of paternity fraud. Sometimes formented by actions of the State itself. The courts have the power to grant relief, but over and over again they stick to the Missouri Statues rather than ruling in favor of truth and justice. The State Legislature has ignored the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution by failing to allow relief when men have been defrauded in the paternity process. It's time they passed legislation that allowed a judgment for child support to be set aside at any time if they can prove they are not the father via DNA testing.
In the last two legislative sessions, bills that would grant relief to victims of child support fraud gathered dust in committees. Until the Citizens of Missouri give a loud and clear signal that they will not tolerate the State's active violation of the US Constitution and putting a stop to child support fraud these bills will continue to fail. For 2009 there are no bills prefiled that address this issue in the Missouri legislature. Contact your State Senator and Representative and ask them to get it done. Until this injustice is addressed all men are at risk along with their families.