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As a single custodial father I raised two daughters for 10 years by myself.
I didn't get one single penny of child support and refused all state medical and food stamp programs. I told the judge that they were my children and it was my responsibility to raise them refusing to file for Court ordered support. He told my ex to make sure she contributed in a fair manner. I never got a dime from her. She had our children good bit of the time. I made sure of it. I believe I have earned the right to speak on this issue.
If anyone thinks the courts are fair to men in child custody cases then they need to get in line with their friends and depart on the next UFO to a place where these beliefs are true and valid.
Natural law, you are full of bull crap. Men shoulder the mass of support for all children in this country but have very limited rights and the courts are making damn sure it stays that way.
Child support is about children's rights. Children also have a right to both parents yet in almost all cases the woman gets the majority of time and legal/physical custody. Is this the crap you seem to want to defend? It is quite common for a woman to withhold visitations with assorted excuses if the father gets behind in support even though the courts have legally determined that the two issues are not connected. I have herd attorneys advise their clients to take this action. I've watched the illegally empowered mothers get away with it too. Child custody and support in this country has become nothing more than a form of indentured servitude. Even when every dime of child support is paid there is no way to ensure that the child is getting any benefit from those funds. There are no checks and balances. The child custody laws in this country are set up to give women all power over children and to minimize the fathers input into their lives.