District Attorney Jerry S. Moore announced last week that three face arrest for failing to appear and pay their child support at the Adair County District Court child support docket on June 2. 

District Judge Mike Norman issued bench warrants for those who failed to appear. The three non-custodial parents for whom warrants were issued are:

—Steven Meskus, who owes $16,433.72 and for whom a cash-only bond was issued;

—Gary Smith, who owes and for whom a $2,547.80 a cash-only bond was issued;

—and Gerald Wyche, who owes $6,457 and for whom a cash-only bond was issued.

The district attorney’s child support office asks that anyone with information about where these or other wanted persons can be located should call any local law enforcement officer for immediate arrest.

Other non-custodial parents whose cases are worked through Moore’s Sallisaw Child Support Office paid a total of $72,099.98, so far, for the month of June. 

Moore said, “The mission of the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) 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 the U.S. Congress has enacted law to allow the Office of Child Support Services to collect child support owed from non-custodial parents who receive payments from Social Security, Worker’s Compensation, and personal injury settlements as well as regular employment paychecks.

The district attorney provides face-to-face visits with child support workers in Stilwell on the first Wednesday of every month at the Department of Human Services between 1 and 3 p.m. In Sallisaw, the child support office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday from and is located at 1611 S. Kerr Blvd. next door to the Sequoyah County DHS offices.

Anyone owing child support or needing information is encouraged to call 1-800-522-2922 or contact the local office in Sallisaw. Child Support payments should be mailed to OCSE, P.O. Box 268849, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73126-8849. Leanne K. Whitekiller is the managing attorney for the Office of Child Support Services in Sallisaw.