Why Did Maurice Watson Have His Child Support Raised When His Income Dropped? — Maurice Watson of Chester is the single parent of two daughters but was also paying $700 a month for child support for another girl.
He had a loss of income and sought modification of those terms in 2021.
His hearing was, Nov. 21 that year before Judge Nusrat Love who is now Judge Nusrat J. Rashid.
Did the judge cut his payment due to his change of conditions?
No, she jacked it up to $1,231.
Obviously, he fell behind despite attempts otherwise.
On Oct. 11, 2023, a new hearing was held in Common Pleas Court on Oct. 11 which ruled his obligation to be $0.
Every thing should be fine, right?
No, the court still wanted the money from under the old terms and held him in contempt.
Now, Maurice didn’t have a job in this time. His income was basically 0.
So what?
Contempt was contempt, the court figured.
So in March of this year Judge Richard H. Lowe issued a bench warrant and Chester Police arrested him Aug. 19.
A hearing was held before Judge Gregory M. Mallon on Aug. 21. Mallon sent him to George Hill Correctional Facility and said that he couldn’t get out unless he paid $2,500.
The money couldn’t be raised until Aug. 28 when his father managed to come up with it.
He was released but a hearing was scheduled before Lowe on the contempt charges.
Lowe continued to believed he was lying about his inability to pay. He sentenced him to 30 days in Hill along with a $500 fine.
Wait, it gets better.
Maurice was born with chiari malformation, a condition in which brain tissue extends into the spinal canal. This has caused him weakening to his leg and arm, and permanent nerve damage.
It’s been progressively getting worse since he was 16.
Maurce is 38.
University of Pennsylvania Hospital neurologist Dr. Jessica Cerasoli submitted a report to Lowe at his hearing.
No avail.
While at the Hill hellhole, Maurice has fallen and suffered injuries.
Is this being taken into account?
Why not?
Common sense and mercy no longer matter in Pennsylvania courts it seems.
Another question for thinking citizens: Why did Judge Rashid raise his obligation when his income fell?
Maurice’s mother is Ruth Moton. Ruth was the Republican candidate for the 159th District in the Pennsylvania House in 2020 and 2022. She is part of a lawsuit alleging election fraud from the 2020 race, which remains active, she said.
Ruth says she was involved in a confrontation with then attorney Nusrat Love in 2017 in which the future judge wrongly accused her of recording a conversation she was having with an assistant district attorney regarding her client.
More questions: Why didn’t Judge Rashid recuse herself and is Ruth’s political activities influencing the decisions of the court?
