May 19, 2004

GOING ONLINE IN SEARCH OF DEADBEAT PARENTS
Web sites becoming popular venues for 'Most Wanted' deadbeat parent lists

By Emanuella Grinberg, Court TV

(Court TV) - Kimbra Martin tracked her ex-husband across the country for 10 years in search of child support payments for their only son. But it wasn't until she launched the Web site, www.delinquentdad.com, posting his picture and most recent whereabouts in the 'Hall of Shame' page, that she caught up with him and brought him to justice. "I started the site out of my own frustration with child support," Martin said. "I never thought it would get things done so quickly."

Law enforcement agencies across the country are following her lead when it comes to tracking down deadbeat parents, by reaching out to the public though the Internet. Dozens of agencies have added 'Most Wanted' lists of deadbeat parents to their own Web sites. "Police often utilize the media and the press for help - the more people you reach, the better," said Sheriff John P. Durante of the Montogomery County Police in Pennsylvania. "Through a Web site, the number of people you can reach is phenomenal." When the Montgomery County Police it launched its 'Most Wanted' list in mid-2000, there were about 3,600 bench warrants out for individuals who had failed to pay child custody. Today there are about 600. (To read the story in its entirety, please go to the CourtTV.com site.)

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