Jubal Fresh

A 45-year-old dude in Dallas...

who already pays child support for two daughters in Texas, first learned something was wrong after receiving a formal notice demanding $1,400 in back child support for a five-year-old girl that lives in Florida, a state that he's never lived in, visited, or accidentally fathered a child in.

That he knows of.

Right, right.

A deeper review of his pay stubs revealed that starting in January 2023, the state had quietly added a third child to his wage garnishment, deducting an extra $126 per paycheck for child support.

Why?

For a kid that isn't his, lives in a state that he's never even been in.

And he's paying child support for him.

He said, I just assumed it was taxes or inflation or whatever.

And then he checked it out and he found out that they were taking child support for a kid who isn't his at all.

He's never met and lives in a different state.

After tracking down the child's mother in Florida and confirming there was a clerical mix-up involving another man with the same first and last name.

Oh, wow.

Oh.

Officials initially assured him the issue would be corrected.

However, last week, the woman filed a lawsuit requesting that the payments remain in place.

Yep.

Citing financial reliance and the administrative continuity and what her filing describes as good faith receipt of funds.

Because she basically doesn't want to stop receiving child support because they probably can't track down the other dude.

Yeah.