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Following are the accomplishments claimed by ACES. As you can see,
they are responsible for most of the legislation that is driving non-custodial parents
like yourself into exile. Geraldine Jensen, the founder of ACES once tried to have
her children adopted by lying to the court about the father. The text of the
Appellate Court's decision on this, not allowing the adoption, tells a very troubling
story about this woman and her motivations and character. Click
here to read the full text of this disturbing document.
ANCPR asks that you call ACES using their 800 number (toll free
for you, expensive for them) to demand her resignation and a public disavowal of her
actions. Call them at 1-800-738-2237.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
OF ACES
ACES Works! Improving Child Support for America's
Children
| 1984 |
ACES is founded in Toledo, Ohio. ACES successfully
advocated for legal representation for welfare and non-welfare families entitled to
support.
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| 1985 |
Income withholding at the time an order is entered
during divorce or paternity. Law passes Ohio Legislature. This is ACES' first legislative
advocacy! ACES opens an office upstairs in the YWCA building in downtown Toledo.
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| 1986 |
ACES becomes the largest child support advocacy
organization in the U.S. with 45 chapters in Ohio and chapters in 16 other states.
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| 1987 |
First national candlelight vigil is held on April 27.
ACES president Geraldine Jensen testifies before Congress to outline problems with state
child support systems and to advocate for a law for income withholding at time of divorce
or establishment of paternity.
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| 1988 |
Family Support Act is passed by Congress; it includes
ACES suggestions for income withholding, mandatory guidelines, and paternity
establishment. ACES leaders from 15 states are appointed by governors to state guideline
committees. Five states enact felony non-support laws due to ACES advocacy.
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| 1989 |
ACES holds first national "Golden Heart and
Heartless Awards." ACES files a federal lawsuit against Texas Attorney General's
office. ACES successfully advocates for regulations for time frames for government child
support agencies to follow.
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| 1990 |
U.S. Interstate Commission on Child Support is
established. ACES is represented by Geraldine Jensen. ACES leaders in 18 states
participate at public hearing held by the Commission.
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| 1991 |
ACES' book, "How To Collect Child Support" is
published by Longmeadow Press.
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| 1992 |
Congress enacts the 1992 Child Support Recovery Act,
which makes it a federal crime on interstate cases if the non-payor fails to pay for one
year or is $5,000 behind, whichever occurs first. ACES chapters throughout the nation
advocated for this new law!
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| 1993 |
A total of 100,000 families entitled to child support
contact ACES for information. ACES is featured on several national TV shows and magazines.
Thirty-four ACES leaders are appointed to serve on state child support guideline
committees.
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| 1994 |
Mercy Hospital donates $100,000 building! ACES has a new
home!
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| 1995 |
ABC made for TV movie, "Abandoned and
Deceived" airs. The movie is the story of ACES founding and highlights the plight of
families owed child support.
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| 1996 |
ACES successfully advocates for the government ot become
a model employer for child support by the implementation of personnel policies which
requires government employees to meet Child Support obligations this policy for all
Federal Employees. Ten states, and the cities of Chicago and Toledo follow by uniformly
adopting these policies for State and City workers.
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| 1997 |
ACES successfully advocates for a general accounting office investigation
of state $2.6 billion expenditure on statewide child support computers that our member
report don't exist or are not working. GAO Report verifies ACES findings. ACES Chapter
provide Welfare Reform information to families transition from welfare to self sufficiency
88% of those who follow ACES program become self sufficient when Child Support payments
are joined with available earned income.
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