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Dads Strike Back at Deadbeat Crackdown

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RALEIGH — Governor Jim Hunt's crackdown on parentswho fail to pay court-ordered child support is being hailed as a greatsuccess with more than $13 million in support collected so far. But onegroup of parents say they will refuse to play by the rules, and with goodreason.

The group calls itself FAC (pronounced FAKE), for Fathers Against theCrackdown. Memberssay they are not being allowed to see their children and they don't wantto pay until they have proper visitation rights. They say they willdeliberately become the parents Governor Hunt is looking for.

One member said fathers in the group are not being allowed to see theirchildren, and they refuse to pay until that changes.

Mary Beth Horton has worked in Wake County's domestic court for 15years. She says there is a problem. About every week, she says, 10 mencome in saying mothers are not honoring visitation rights and all she cando is tell them to get an attorney.

Mike Adams of Governor Hunt's Child Support Enforcement Agency says his office is sympathetic with parents who have visitation problems.

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