Dead Beat Dads - Part 2

A few months before Loretta Serrano introduced Alfie to the misfits through a cliff hanging mini-series, a Uniform Support notice was sent by certified mail to Edgar G. Serrano in Cleveland, Ohio. The notice was dated 6/4/03, which coincided with Loretta’s entry describing her daughter’s wedding odyssey. In fact, while Loretta attended the marriage ceremony, court records indicate that legal research was being conducted on case # DR-03-293041.

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act: http://tinyurl.com/zmhme

Loretta entertained her audience with chronicles of a wayward Alfie, the fastidious, suave, captivating Adonis she had the good fortune of meeting at one of those online personal ad sites. She wrote about their first date, captured the essence of a brief whirlwind courtship, and casually touched upon details of intimacies in their relationship, which resulted in a positive pregnancy test. Indeed, Alfie seemed like every woman’s dream come true until readers learned about his unconventional use of spray starch and inclination to dispose of diapers in a Frisbee fashion according to Loretta.

When the honeymoon was over, it came as no surprise that Alfie moved on with his life severing all personal and financial ties, a routine that lasted through 2003 when Loretta’s illustrative briefings about Alfie were in sharp contrast to the misfit’s introductory observations.

"Occasionally I hear from Alfie, usually when he misses curfew at a shelter or has worn out his welcome in the flophouse. As long as Alfie was an active addict, homeless, jobless, car-less and soulless, he was a persona non grata in our lives." -Posted by loretta at 08:12 PM

While Loretta was engrossed in determining the best way to spend her $400 US Treasury windfall, the following judgment was entered into Edgar's case record:

8/20/03: "ORDER REGISTERING THE PARTIES' TEXAS COURT ORDER PURSUANT TO ORC 3115.40....RESPONDENT SHALL PAY $510.00 PER MNTH FOR CHILD AND $100.00 PER MONTH TOWARD ARREARS.........TOTAL AMOUNT OF $610.00 PER MONTH SHALL BE PAID THROUGH CSPC...COSTS TO RESPONDENT"

Within seven months an additional judgment was noted:

3/17/04: LUMP SUM TRANSMITTAL ENTRY..OBLIGOR'S INCOME SOURCE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE INC HAS NOTIFIED CSEA THAT A LUMP SUM IS TO BE PAID TO OBLIGOR....INCOME SOURCE SHALL: TRANSMIT SUM OF $56,240.03 OR ENTIRE LUMP SUM TO OHIO CHILD SUPPORT....OSJ VOL 4288 PG 0878.....NOTICE ISSUED.

Destination: Houston!
Courtesy of: The Attorney General of Texas
Sponsored by: The Uniform Interstate Family Support Act
Directed by: The Cuyahoga County, Ohio Court of Common Pleas

http://cpdocket.cp.cuyahogacounty.us/p_CV_All.aspx

Final tally:
G. Serrano – 2
Loretta Serrano – 0
Little Boy - 0
Edgar Serrano - "persona non grata"

Isn't it rich?
Isn't it queer,
Losing my timing this late
In my career?
And where are the clowns?
There ought to be clowns.
Well, maybe next year.