Mr. J is a service-connected veteran with chronic severe depressive disorder with suicidal ideation. His wife is physically disabled from childhood polio. They are currently living in Connecticut, but Mr. J. moved here from California where his ex-wife and their now-adult daughter live. Mr. J. has never had sufficient income to pay his child support obligation in California. His current income is from veterans’ benefits and his wife is on Social Security disability. Before he was granted service-connected compensation by the VA, they both lived on about $12,000 a year. Recently, his entire bank account was emptied by a California child support garnishment, leaving them penniless, without any ability to pay their rent or buy food until their next checks come in.
This is not a hypothetical but a real story that just happened here in Connecticut. What has caused this problem?
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