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It seems family values is more about opposing gay marriage and opposing "choice" than it is about supporting one's own children. At least that's how the Family Research Council Action (FRCA) sees it naming Joe Walsh a "True Blue" member of Congress for "unwavering support of the family" despite the Joe Walsh child support battle currently in court.

Walsh is the only Illinois congressman to be named on the true blue list, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

Antoine Walker was in court this week fighting charges of unpaid child support. The Chicago native and former NBA All-Star is accused of not paying child support in over two years.

The Antoine Walker child support case should be interesting as Walker famously returned to D-League basketball last year as he needed money following a bankruptcy filing and charges of skipping out on casino debt.

If you pay or receive child support and maintenance, the amount of child support and maintenance is not fixed indefinitely after the judge makes the order. Instead, a change in circumstances can result in modifying child support or maintenance obligations in Illinois.

For both child support and maintenance, a court may adjust the award based on a substantial change in circumstances. What does this mean?

We've previously written about how a court determines the amount of child support payments owed. So what happens if you fail to pay this amount and are subject to Illinois child support penalties?

Determining how much child support is owed is relatively easy, as courts have a statutory guideline to follow. A percentage of your net income is paid over to the custodial parent depending in part upon the number of children you have.

With the Joe Walsh child support saga dominating the news, you may be curious at how the court came up with the $2,136 a month figure that Walsh supposedly owes his ex-wife.

Illinois child support laws generally include within payments the obligation to provide for the physical, mental, and emotional health needs of a child. This can include things like clothing, education, food, and other needs for a child under the age of 18.

What is equitable estoppel?

The Joe Walsh child support battle took an interesting turn& this week as the Congressman argued that his ex-wife should not receive any of the alleged missing child support payments due to this somewhat obscure legal doctrine.

Last year, Laura Walsh made a child support claim of $117,437 against her ex-husband after she found out that he had enough money to give personal loans to his own political campaign, reports the Daily Herald.

Joe Walsh deadbeat dad sentiments were fueled when the Tea Party darling did not even bother to show up at his own child support hearings. Implying that he was too busy to attend, the Joe Walsh child support battle continued without him.

Without Walsh in attendance, a Chicago judge issued a preliminary ruling against the Congressman placing the burden on Walsh to explain why he does not owe his ex-wife, Laura Walsh, $100,000 in back child support payments, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. If he cannot explain himself, Walsh may be held in contempt for failing to pay child support and could be ordered to pay fines along with the back child support payments.

The never-ending Joe Walsh child support saga continues. This time the Tea Party Congressmen is seeking sanctions against his ex-wife, Laura Walsh -- turning the tables on Laura Walsh who has been seeking money from Joe Walsh since last year.

Joe Walsh allegedly owes his ex-wife $117,000 in back child support payments, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. The two were married for 15 years and had three children together before divorcing in 2002. Since that time, Laura Walsh has filed numerous petitions against Joe Walsh claiming that he was not paying child support payments.

Apparently, Tea Party fiscal responsibility champion of Congress is not so fiscally responsible at home. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that freshman congressman Joe Walsh child support payments top $117,000.

According to the Sun-Times, Walsh and his ex-wife, Laura Walsh, have been married for 15 years before divorcing in 2002. The couple has three children and has essentially been battling over child support payments since the divorce.

Gilbert Arenas recently tweeted about child support payments to his ex-girlfriend, and mother of his four children, Laura Govan and her possible appearance on the show Basketball Wives.

According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Arenas dispensed some legal advice to his fellow NBA players:

“i dont care what she does … if she gets a job i pay less money to her. most players dont know that … if they hav a job it lowers ur pay … so let them work.”

For once, the overpriced, underperforming, gun-toting, shooting guard from the Orlando Magic — recently involved in a manufactured trade rumor with the Chicago Bulls — may have said something that made some sense.