A young mother is claiming that a Magistrates' Court bailiff is protecting the man who owes her thousands in child support.

Lee-Ann Fox-Moreno was on the verge of tears as she spoke to The Royal Gazette last night about her situation.

"My ex-husband, Kervin Moreno, had a warrant for his arrest and I kept wondering why the bailiffs had not picked him up," she said.

Last week, frustrated mother Naquaysha Burgess told this paper how she suspected that the reason her son's father had not been picked up was because he was related to bailiff McLaren Smith.

"And when I read the article, I thought to myself, 'This is just like my situation'," Ms Fox-Moreno said. "So I had to come forth."

According to the mother-of-three, her suspicions began earlier this year when she went to the home of her ex-husband to get money from him. She said he kept giving her the run around and when an argument ensued he told her: "The warrants get taken care of because Mackie tells me."

Ms. Fox-Moreno said the claim made sense to her since her ex-husband was raised in the same household as the bailiff. At the time, her ex-husband, who owes almost $9,500, was living in St. George's; the same district that McLaren Smith is responsible for.

The next day, said she was instructed by her lawyer to contact the head bailiff, Bob Smith, to inquire about the alleged conflict of interest.

"He told me that Kervin was not on Mackie's caseload and that his bailiffs did not conduct themselves in such a matter," Ms Fox-Moreno.

But, she said she learned that within a few days of her call, a female bailiff was able to serve a summons on Moreno for him to appear in the Supreme Court shortly after.

"But he did not show up," said Ms Fox-Moreno. "In fact, they caught him boarding an American Airlines flight to Trinidad, where his father lives."

She said he was arrested and when he appeared in court again, her lawyer told the judge that it was suspected that Moreno was leaving the Island for good as he had sold all of his possessions.

"But because he had an airline ticket with a return date, the judge let him leave the country," Ms. Fox-Moreno said.

And she said her ex-husband has not been seen since.

"When he left, he didn't even say good-bye to his children," she said. "I am very angry."

Ms Moreno-Fox said the hardest part of the situation is that her children have to do without money that is rightfully theirs.

"He said he can't afford to pay for them, but they have to be taken care of," she said. "I just don't understand how the courts could let him get away."

When contacted by The Royal Gazette head bailiff Bob Smith said he was unable to comment on Ms Fox-Moreno's case but did clarify that it was a normal practice for his office to contact a person who has been issued a warrant.

"If we have their number, we may call them and ask them to come in voluntarily," he said. "This prevents the embarrassment of being arrested at work or in public."

Mr. Smith emphasised these actions should not be considered tip-offs.

"Sometimes defendants will give that impression just to excite the other person so it seems as if they have the upper hand. That's not the case.

"We are lied to on a daily basis but we are always made out to be the bad guys."