Bench warrants were issued in Adair County District Court Nov. 21 for six non-custodial parents who owe back child support District Attorney Jerry S. Moore said Tuesday.

Moore said that during the Child Support Docket in Adair County there were six non-custodial parents who failed to appear in court. Bench warrants were issued for those who failed to appear as summoned.

The warrants were issued for:

-Charles Shade, $40,845.44 owed, and cash only bond required;

-Eukendall Releford, $10,939.50 and cash only bond required;

-Teresa Madison, $10,744.27 owed and cash only bond required;

-Steve London, $656 owed, and cash only bond required;

-Joshua Hudson, $21,982 owed, and cash only bond required;

-Steven Sanders, $13,284 owed, and cash only bond required.

Anyone with information about where these or other wanted persons can be found should call any local law enforcement officer for immediate apprehension. Other parents who are obligated to pay child support paid a total of $1,830 in open court during the Child Support Docket.

Moore said the mission of the Oklahoma Child Support Enforcement Division (CSED) is to enhance the well being of children by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing reliable sources of support for families entitled to child support.

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 receive payments from Social Security, Worker's Compensation Court and regular employment 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, you may contact Child Support Enforcement at 1-800-522-2922, or you may visit our web address at www.okdhs.org.

The district attorney's CSED 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 3:00 pm or at the Sallisaw office at 1611 S. Kerr Blvd. in Sallisaw on any workday 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.