AUGUST IMPORTANT MONTH FOR DEADBEAT PARENTS

OVER 660 NEW MEXICANS ARE DELINQUENT ON THEIR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS. ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR THE STATE IS ALLOWING THOSE PEOPLE TO VISIT A CHILD SUPPORT OFFICE TO SETTLE THEIR CASE OR FACE ARREST. GOVERNOR SUSANA MARTINEZ TELLS US SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE LOST A JOB OR TAKEN A PAY CUT AND CAN'T MEET THEIR OBLIGATIONS. SHE SAYS ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE THROUGH THE COURT TO ALLOW FOR CHANGES.

AUGUST IS AMNESTY MONTH IN NEW MEXICO. AFTER THAT YOU COULD BE ARRESTED AS THERE WILL BE A WARRANT ROUND-UP ONCE THE AMNESTY PERIOD COMES TO AN END.