District Attorney Jerry S. Moore announced last week that during the Child Support Docket in Sequoyah County District Court on Wednesday there were 13 non-custodial parents who failed to appear in court.

Bench warrants were issued for those who failed to appear as summoned, Moore said.

The 13 non-custodial parents for whom warrants were issued are listed below. Their cash bonds most usually equal the amount of money owed in child support.

-Monica Stroup, $7,625.14

-Misty Gill, $7,406.56

-Michelle Wright, $14,191.98

-William Willis, $6,936.29

-Danny Thayer, $ 2,714.33

-Eutiquo Ortega, $3,456.36

-Kenneth Meridith, $23,548.51

-Shane Johnson, $12,431.30

-Aussie Haney, $3,187.50

-Rebecca Hamby, $9,498.38

-Lyle Denny, $2,636.18

-Tracy Cardwell, $471

-Lucus Blackbird, $7,927.44

Other Parents who are obligated to pay child support paid $1,398.23 in open court during the Child Support Docket.

Moore said, "My office will continue to support the Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement mission. To enhance the well being of children, we establish, monitor and enforce a reliable source of support for the families we serve.

"The Oklahoma legislature and Congress has recently enacted laws to allow Child Support Enforcement Offices to collect child support owed from non-custodial parents who are entitled to receive payments from Social Security, Worker's Compensation Court and employee paychecks. Employers can be fined $200 a day for not mailing child support payments which have been withheld from an employee's paycheck.

For information on child support, contact Child Support Enforcement at 1-800-522-2922, or visit www.okdhs.org (for written materials) or www.okdhs.org/programsandservices/cse. Those who known were the wanted persons are may also call any law enforcement official.

The District Attorney's Child Support Enforcement Office will be available on the first Wednesday of every month at the offices of Oklahoma Department of Human Services in Stilwell between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. All customers, current and prospective, are invited to visit with Sallisaw Child Support Enforcement case workers in Stilwell on the first Wednesday of the month or in the district office at 1611 S. Kerr Blvd. in Sallisaw on any work day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.

Anyone owing child support is encouraged to call 1-800-522-2922 or contact the local offices in Sallisaw to make payment arrangements. Child support payments should be mailed to: OCSE, P.O. Box 268849, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73126-8849.