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There is hardly a paragraph in the interview with John Barnas that I would not dispute. It comes across as if the judicial system was unjust, which it was not.
The judge for our divorce decree did not make any changes to which John and I had not agreed upon. The judge granted the divorce based only on what John and I had prior agreed to and had both signed. The judge made no changes or recommendations. John chose not to come for the divorce hearing as we were in agreement.
The spousal maintenance that John referred to was a spinoff of the child support because he wanted to control how payments would decrease as the children became of age. John had full information and input in the divorce settlement. Since 5½ months after the divorce, John has not paid toward the spousal maintenance portion that we spun off of his child support obligation.
Also, John was aware that he could take it back to court as he brought it up to me many times over the years. Every two years John received from the county a cost of living raise form that had information on it that he could appeal.
It is my belief that when a person does not pay their support obligations then it is another form of control or abuse. Children and families need financial support. No excuses.
Editor’s note: Jean Lewis was contacted prior to when the Tribune published the story in question. She chose not to comment for the story.
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