SUPERIOR COURT OF
NEW JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION, FAMILY PART
MERCER COUNTY, NEW
JERSEY
DOCKET NO.
FD-11-2011-95
STATE OF NEW
JERSEY, )
) TRANSCRIPT
) OF
v. )
HEARING
)
JEFFREY
LEONARD, )
)
Defendant. )
Place: Mercer County Civil
Courthouse
175 South
Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
08650
Date: November
15, 2001
BEFORE:
HON. AUDREY P. BLACKBURN, J.S.C.
TRANSCRIPT
ORDERED BY:
DAVID PERRY DAVIS, ESQ.
APPEARANCES:
JEFFREY LEONARD, Pro Se
ALEX ROTOR, Probation
Transcriber, Joy
K. Brennan
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THE COURT: Mr.
Leonard. This is the matter of Docket
FD-11-2011-95, the defendant being Jeffrey Leonard, the child in question being
Jasmine Leonard born November 19th, 1992, total arrearages, $11,968.12.
There is also Docket
FD-03-1611-93. The children in question
being Janeil Crawley (phonetic) born February 15th, 1991, and again, Jasmine
Leonard, whose birthday is November 19th, 1992. Total arrearages on this account, $9,551.87. Mr. Rotor?
MR. ROTOR: Thank you, Your Honor. In
the McClean versus Leonard matter, Mr. Leonard is under a child support
obligation to pay $35 per week child support, plus $13 per week arrears. Probation’s records of November 6th, 2001
show the most recent payment made on the account was July 13, 2001, $20.81 was
paid by wage withholding. The arrears
balance of $11,968.12 is split as follows:
$8,343.12 is owed to Mary McClean and $3,625 is owed to Mercer County
Board of Social Services.
In the Crawley versus Leonard matter,
Mr. Leonard is under a child support obligation to pay $100 per week child
support, plus $25 per week arrears and Probation records show the most recent
payment was July 13th, 2001, $54.19 was paid by wage withholding. The arrears balance of $9,551.87 is split as
follows: $4,475.42 is owned to
Ernestine Crawley and $5,076.45 is owed to Burlington County Board of Social
Services.
This is a remand matter and Mr.
Leonard was last heard before Your Honor October 11, 2001. The purge is $1,500 for $750 each case.
THE COURT: Mr. Leonard, what have been the results of your efforts to raise
the purge amount?
MR. LEONARD: Your Honor, I was giving my daughter money every week. I just -- me and the mom just don’t see eye
to eye, that’s all. I was taking care
of it.
THE COURT: Well, sir, you have monies that were due and owing through
Probation and you did not pay it.
MR. LEONARD: To make a long story short, the sooner I get on the street, I can
get back to work and take care of my business.
THE COURT: Well, you didn’t do it when you were out on the street
before. You had a job and you weren’t
paying child support.
MR. LEONARD: I still have one. I have
to get out on the street and get my -- and get it -- and get everything back in
(indiscernible) in order for me to take care of this.
THE COURT: Well, sir --
MR. LEONARD: I don’t have no money to give this courtroom to get out of here.
THE COURT: Your child didn’t have the chance to get a job to take care of
herself. The one who was supposed to be
taking care of his child and/or children is you and you didn’t pay the obligation,
sir. So, you were out and you didn’t do
it. That is the reason that the Court
believes that there should be some monies paid before such time as you are
released, Mr. Leonard because when you were on the street and had the
opportunity to do it, you did not.
The Court is going to reduce the
amount of the purge to $250 for each case, making it a total of $500. It must be paid before such time as you’re
released --
MR. LEONARD: So --
THE COURT: -- Mr. Leonard.
MR. LEONARD: -- so, what am I supposed to do about -- about my job now? When I get out on the street, I’m still not
going to have nothing.
THE COURT: Well, Mr. Leonard, your children didn’t have anything because you
weren’t take care of them.
MR. LEONARD: But I can correct that if you let me out on the streets.
THE COURT: Well, sir --
MR. LEONARD: That’s the small manage --
THE COURT: -- you’re not hearing what I’m saying to you. You haven’t heard a word that I’ve
said. When you were out and had the
opportunity to do it, you didn’t.
MR. LEONARD: But my life don’t stop --
THE COURT: The Court is --
MR. LEONARD: -- because I made one mistake.
THE COURT: Sir --
MR. LEONARD: Ain’t nobody going -- I’m not
--
THE COURT: -- it is going to be necessary --
MR. LEONARD: -- nobody going to --
THE COURT: Sir, it is going to be necessary --
MR. LEONARD: -- (indiscernible) God and I’m not perfect.
THE COURT: Sir. I was certainly not
believing that you were perfect. After
the $500 is paid, you may be released.
You are to report to your probation investigator every week until the
entire balance has been paid. If you
mist two reportings in a row, a warrant will issue for your arrest.
If you miss two payments in a row
after you are released, a warrant is going to issue for your arrest. Do you understand that, sir?
MR. LEONARD: Yes, ma’am.
THE COURT: Thank you.
MR. LEONARD: I’ll see you on the 29th.
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C E
R T I F I C A T I O N
I, JOY K. BRENNAN, the assigned
transcriber, do hereby certify the foregoing transcript of proceedings on tape
number F-400-01, index from 560 to 899, is prepared in full compliance with the
current Transcript Format for Judicial Proceedings and is a true and accurate
compressed transcript of the proceedings as recorded, and to the best of my
ability.
_______________________________
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BRENNAN AOC #505
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COURT TRANSCRIBERS, INC.
Date:__________________________
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW
JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION, FAMILY PART
MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
DOCKET NO.
FD-11-487-86E
STATE OF NEW
JERSEY, )
) TRANSCRIPT
) OF
v. ) HEARING
)
CLEO
MERRITT, )
)
Defendant. )
Place: Mercer County Civil
Courthouse
175 South
Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
08650
Date: November 15, 2001
BEFORE:
HON. AUDREY P. BLACKBURN, J.S.C.
TRANSCRIPT
ORDERED BY:
DAVID PERRY DAVIS, ESQ.
APPEARANCES:
CLEO MERRITT, Pro Se
ALEX ROTOR, Probation
Transcriber, Joy
K. Brennan
J&J COURT
TRANSCRIBERS, INC.
268 Evergreen
Avenue
Hamilton, NJ
08619
E-mail: jjcourt@optonline.net
(609)586-2311
FAX NO. (609)587-3599
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THE COURT: Mr. Merritt --
MR. MERRITT: Yes, ma'am.
THE COURT: -- first, please. This is
the matter of Docket FD-11-487-86. The
defendant in this matter being Cleo Merritt.
The child in question, Toshanda Merritt (phonetic) born June 9th, 1985,
total arrearages $23,379.62. There is
also Docket FD-11-487-86E. The child in
question, again, being Toshanda Merritt.
The arrearages on that account being $1,584. There being a total of $27,963.62. Mr. Rotor?
MR. ROTOR: Thank you, Your Honor. In
the first matter, Merritt versus Merritt, Mr. Merritt is under a child support
obligation to pay $53 per week child support, plus $25 per week arrears. Probation's records of November 6, 2001 show
that in the past 12 months two payments have been made on this account, one on
June 26, 2001, $7.22 and the other on June 25th, 2001, $7.97, both paid by
income withholding. The arrears balance
of $26,379.62 is owed to Mercer County Board of Social Services.
In the Carter versus Merritt matter,
Mr. Merritt is under a child support obligation to pay $30 per week arrears. Probation records show that two payments
were made in the past 12 months, $2.78 received on June 26, 2001 and $3.07 paid
on June 25, 2001, both by income withholding.
The arrears balance of $1,584 is owed to Mercer County Board of Social
Services.
THE COURT: Mr. Merritt, are you employed?
MR. MERRITT: No, I'm not, Your Honor.
I'm on City Welfare.
THE COURT: Why?
MR. MERRITT: Why? Because I'm going
through this program called Work First New Jersey and they -- I mean -- and
they do help you find a job and that's why I am on there so I can get me a job
through the service and I'm --
THE COURT: When was the last time you were employed?
MR. MERRITT: Last -- steadily it was at least about a year and a half ago, but
after that I was, like, working, like, temporary jobs here and there, but
through this program they do have a job for me that's -- at Steven's Furniture
through Welfare Work First.
THE COURT: But when you're employed you weren't paying your child support
obligation.
MR. MERRITT: Well --
THE COURT: Why not?
MR. MERRITT: Okay. Like, with my
daughter, I would give my mother the money directly from me to her. So, that's why I never went down there, but
I was paying -- I mean, I was giving money to my mother from me to her so she
can get her what she need to have and the other kids about -- my daughter's
mother, she's incarcerated, so I was giving my mother the money that -- I was
supposed to give her -- like, to the mother, too, but she was in prison. So, I was giving my mother money every time
I got paid.
THE COURT: But, sir, you have this obligation that you were not
addressing. Is that correct?
MR. MERRITT: Yes.
THE COURT: Well, this Court believes that it is necessary that there be some
payment made before such time as Mr. Merritt is released on these matters. The Court is going to require $500 on each
of these accounts to be paid for a total of $1,000 before such time as you are
released.
After you are released, you are to
report to your probation investigator every week until the entire balance of
$27,963.62 has been paid off. If you
miss two reportings in a row, sir --
MR. MERRITT: Uh-huh.
THE COURT: -- a warrant is going to issue for your arrest.
MR. MERRITT: Okay.
THE COURT: After you are released, if you miss two payments in a row on
either of these accounts, then a warrant is going to issue for your
arrest. Do you understand that, sir?
MR. MERRITT: Yes, I do, Your Honor.
THE COURT: Mr. Rotor, what is the name of his probation investigator?
MR. ROTOR: Warren Pay (phonetic), Your Honor.
THE COURT: Thank you. You may be
seated, sir.
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C E
R T I F I C A T I O N
I, JOY K. BRENNAN, the assigned
transcriber, do hereby certify the foregoing transcript of proceedings on tape
number F-399-01, index from 2364 to 2668, is prepared in full compliance with
the current Transcript Format for Judicial Proceedings and is a true and
accurate compressed transcript of the proceedings as recorded, and to the best
of my ability.
_______________________________
JOY K.
BRENNAN AOC #505
J&J
COURT TRANSCRIBERS, INC.
Date:__________________________
SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW
JERSEY
CHANCERY DIVISION, FAMILY PART
MERCER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
DOCKET NO.
FD-11-1215-95
STATE OF NEW
JERSEY, )
) TRANSCRIPT
) OF
v. ) HEARING
)
JAMES
THOMPSON, )
)
Defendant. )
Place: Mercer County Civil
Courthouse
175 South
Broad Street
Trenton, NJ
08650
Date: November 15, 2001
BEFORE:
HON. AUDREY P. BLACKBURN, J.S.C.
TRANSCRIPT
ORDERED BY:
DAVID PERRY DAVIS, ESQ.
APPEARANCES:
JAMES THOMPSON, Pro Se
ALEX ROTOR, Probation
Transcriber, Joy
K. Brennan
J&J COURT
TRANSCRIBERS, INC.
268 Evergreen
Avenue
Hamilton, NJ
08619
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COURT:
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THE COURT: Mr. Thompson. This is the
matter of Docket FD-11-1215-95. The
plaintiff in this matter being James -- strike that. The defendant being James Thompson. The child in question being Jameer Merchantson (phonetic) born
May 20, 1994, total arrearages $11,703.29.
There is also Docket FD-11-3947-93.
The child in question being Daneen Billingsly (phonetic) born April 9th,
1992, total arrearages $7,710.99 and Docket FD-11-3191. The child in question being Portia Harris
(phonetic) born August 30th, 1989, total arrearages, $26,157.78. There being a total of $37,860.38. Mr. Rotor?
MR. ROTOR: Thank you, Your Honor. In
the first matter, Merchantson versus Thompson, Mr. Thompson is under a child
support obligation to pay $35 per week child support, plus $10 per week
arrears. Probation’s records of
November 6, 2001 show the most recent payment made on this account was on
October 10th, 2001. A total of $4 and
-- strike that -- oh, that’s correct -- $4.71 was paid by wage
withholding. The arrears balance is
$11,703.29 owed to the Mercer County Board of Social Services.
It should be noted that a wage
withholding was active between July 25th, 2001 through October 10th, 2001. The payments were substandard. There is also a gap in payments between March
7th, 2001 through July 25th, 2001.
The arrears balance of $11,703.29 is
owed to Mercer County Board of Social Services. In the Glanton versus Thompson matter, Mr. Thompson is under a
child support obligation to pay $44 per week child support, plus $20 per week
arrears. Probation’s records show the
most recent payment made was on October 10th, 2001. A total of $6.70 was
paid by income withholding. There’s a
similar pattern in terms of pay history on this account to the prior account
where payments recently have been coming in through wage withholding, but they
were substandard and there was a gap in payments prior to that.
The arrears balance of $7,710.99 is
split as follows: $4,431.99 is owed to
Ms. Glanton and $3,279.00 is owed to Mercer County Board of Social Services.
And in the Harris versus Thompson
matter, Mr Thompson is under a child support obligation to pay $87 per week
child support, plus $10 per week arrears.
Probation’s records of November 6th, 2001 showed the most recent payment
made on this account was on October 10th, 2001. There were three payments, one for $3.15 plus $4.78 plus $2.21
paid by wage withholding and again a similar pay pattern to the other two
cases. The arrears balance is of
$26,157.78 is split as follows: $11,606.04
is owed to Ms. Harris, the plaintiff and $14,551.74 is owed to Mercer County
Board of Social Services.
THE COURT: Mr. Thompson?
MR. THOMPSON: Yes.
THE COURT: How did you get so far behind in your child support obligations?
MR. THOMPSON: I was incarcerated for 60 months, from ‘92
to ‘98, almost for drug possession, assault with a weapon.
THE COURT: Okay. And you’ve been out
for three years?
MR. THOMPSON: Yes.
THE COURT: And your child support obligations have not lessened. Are you employed?
MR. THOMPSON: Not now, ma’am. Since I’ve been incarcerated September the 28th, I lost my
jobs. I’ve been incarcerated a month
and a half now.
THE COURT: How long were you employed at your last place of employment?
MR. THOMPSON: Well (indiscernible) -- Judge Foster was
getting -- taking -- ordered me to get another job so I was there that October
and I started my second job in June or July.
THE COURT: Well, sir, the payments that you have been making for child
support $1.46.
MR. THOMPSON: I --
THE COURT: That doesn’t even buy a Happy Meal.
MR. THOMPSON: -- I wasn’t seeing it -- I wasn’t -- it was
being taken out. I was -- out of the
two checks that I was --
THE COURT: But, sir, you saw how much was being taken out.
MR. THOMPSON: But what --
THE COURT: And certainly you knew that it was less than your obligation.
MR. THOMPSON: Miss -- Judge Blackburn, when I received the
two checks after they take out -- it don’t even be $100. I couldn’t even help my wife pay a bill
after they was -- after my money was being tooken [sic] out. I wasn’t bringing home $100 out of two
checks and this is working two jobs.
THE COURT: Well, sir, you -- there must have been other obligations because
your child support obligations were $1.46 for one account, $5.40 for the other
account and $2.09 for the other account.
MR. THOMPSON: And during my --
THE COURT: That’s $7.95 that they took out of your pay check.
MR. THOMPSON: -- and during the time that I was
unemployed, they was taking that. That
was being took and that was $180 every week.
That was being took. I didn’t
even see that. What I was getting was a
receipt and that was it. A stub,
rather.
THE COURT: Well, they certainly were not taking it for child support
obligations. The most that I see that
has been paid on any of the child support obligations was $16 on one, $20 on
the other one and certainly just -- they just don’t add up, sir.
This Court finds that it is necessary
that there be payments made on these accounts before such time as you are
released. The -- because you have been
making exceedingly minimal payments, but they have been minimal payments.
The Court is going to require that there
be $500 paid on each of the accounts for a total of $1,500. After that is paid, you may be
released. You are to report then to
your probation investigator every week until such time that the entire balance
of $37,860.38 has been paid. If you
miss two reportings to your probation investigator in a row, a warrant is going
to issue for your arrest. If you miss
two payments on any of these accounts after your release, a warrant’s going to
issue for your arrest.
The name of his investigator, please?
MR. ROTOR: It’s Kelly Hayes (phonetic), Your Honor.
THE COURT: Thank you. You may be
seated, sir.
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C E
R T I F I C A T I O N
I, JOY K. BRENNAN, the assigned
transcriber, do hereby certify the foregoing transcript of proceedings on tape
number F-399-01, index from 1300 to 1911, is prepared in full compliance with
the current Transcript Format for Judicial Proceedings and is a true and
accurate compressed transcript of the proceedings as recorded, and to the best
of my ability.
_______________________________
JOY K.
BRENNAN AOC #505
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