What do you think about forcing a father to pay child support?
12 Answers to "What do you think about forcing a father to pay child support?"
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You shouldn't have to force him, he should man up and pay on his own for the well being of his child. But if he just a greedy deadbeat then he should be forced.
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Yes..in GA they take away your drivers license.. which seems daft because.. if he isn't paying.. he especially isnt going to be ABLE to pay if he can't drive to work? IDK.. stupid..
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Don't do the crime if you can't do the time!
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its his duty to support his child
what i dont like is that i am forced to pay his child support thru my taxes when they could be put to much better use than taking care of deadbeat dads responsibiltiesLike (2)
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Think of the child, not the father! The kid deserves a chance in life! Be thankful the government is there for that!
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Seems kind of pointless.
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any man with a child should be happy to pay , but its not always easy and sometime access to the child is not allowed for the wrong reasons ,in such cases you cannot blame someone for being awkward.
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I understand the premise behind it, but I have mixed feelings about it and am not certain that mandating support payments should be the default option. Given my own experience as a child I am led to wonder what percentage of cases actually entail a meaningful improvement in a child's well-being.
In my case, I think it made things worse. My father was not a deadbeat and, absent coercion, was more than generous toward my sister and I. Even in the worst of my mother and stepfather's financial situations, child support was not a large portion of their income, and in the later years my mother spent more litigating for child support increases than she ever gained from my father. There was an enormous amount of conflict between our parents over the year which created severe hardship for my sister and I, and the issue of child support only served to give them more to fight about (Child support litigation accounted for something like three different court battles in our teens, the last of which destroyed my sister's relationship with our father.). It's worth noting that once money stopped changing hands, the 15 year war between my parents ended.Like (1)
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I would like to know exactly how that's done so I can attempt the same moves. Courts don't work if he doesn't either.
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If he doesn't support his child willingly, he has to be forced. That's fair. It's his responsibility too.
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His kid too, just don't be like my ex and try to drive him out of the child's life.
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Meh, I' d rather my dad keep ignoring it and then lose custody
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Best Answer (Chosen by Voting):
Posted by NegaDraven Dec 3rd, 2012 at 1:52AM
He should, it takes two to make a baby
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