TroyinEwa/Perv Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 I would be one seriously pissed off individual if I were him. ADEL, Ga. – A Georgia man spent more than a year behind bars for failing to pay child support for a child that wasn't his, but he was released after DNA tests showed he wasn't the father. Frank Hatley, 50, had been jailed since June 2008 for not making payments, but two separate DNA tests in the last nine years showed he was not the father of the boy, who is now 21. Southern Center for Human Rights attorney Sarah Geraghty won Hatley's release at a hearing Wednesday in Superior Court. A court order has also relieved him of his financial obligation to the Georgia Department of Human Resources. "State child support officials have shown extraordinarily poor judgment in Mr. Hatley's case," Geraghty said. Although Hatley was freed from making future payments after a 2001 hearing, Superior Court Judge Dan Perkins had ordered him to continue making $16,000 in back payments. He paid $6,000 of that before being laid off from his job. Perkins ordered Hatley's immediate release Wednesday after determining that he was indigent. Although he was released, Hatley's paternity case is still unresolved. No future hearings are scheduled. "Out of it all, I just feel like justice should be served for me in this case," Hatley told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shortly after his release. "I shouldn't have to keep being punished for a child that is not mine." Hatley had a relationship with Essie Lee Morrison, who had a baby in 1987 and told Hatley the child was his, according to court records. The couple never married and split up shortly afterward. In 1989, Morrison applied for public assistance through the state Department of Human Resources. Hatley agreed to reimburse the state because he believed the boy was his. Documents show Hatley paid at least $9,500. But in 2000, DNA samples showed the two were not related, according to court records. A test earlier this month confirmed that. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 When I was a teenager, we had a nutty neighbour who dumped her husband for another man. She had a kid with the new guy, without marrying him. She then brought suit against her ex-husband for child support! Fortunately, the judge had a brain. When he heard what had happened, he looked the gal right in the eye and asked, "Ma'am, is this man the father of your child." She had to reply no. The judge rapped the gavel and said "case dismissed". He then called the gal's lawyer into his chambers and read him the riot act for filing such an idiotic suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Feel very sorry for this guy. He needs a good lawyer and then sue these fucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 if DNA tests over the years showed he was not the father then why doe's he have to continue paying money?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Apparently, he doesn't - from after the time he was shown not to be the pop. But he has still to pay money for support for the time when the court incorrectly thought he was. Got it? It's as clear as mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 There are, apparently, no MENSA chapters in Adel, Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I thought that in Georgia everybody shared the same DNA. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadaBing Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I thought that in Georgia everybody shared the same DNA. HH Nope , that would be the southern twins , Alabama and Mississippi.... Bada Bing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Typical USA justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 So true ..he should not have to pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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