Boy's parents sue to get his baby from mom, 21 (Under age boy; HE is ordered to pay child support!)

The Columbus Dispatch ^ | August 16, 2008 | Mary Beth Lane

[buccaneer81]

Of course he has to pay. The woman is a criminal, but the boy is a MALE. A worse type of criminal , so say the courts.

[buccaneer81]

Pickerington ping!

[Popman]

Now, a judge has ordered him to pay $50 a month in child support and set visitation at seven hours a week.

I wonder if any judge has ordered a rapist to pay child support for the child they conceive.

Not to make any moral equivalence between the two here, but this makes no sense whatsoever for a victim to have to pay child support

[Nova442]

The judge awards custody to the sex offender and the victim has to pay child support. Anything wrong here?

[speekinout]

Has the idea of adoption gone completely out of our society? If ever a baby needed adopting, it’s this one.

[Navy Patriot]

In Kaliforniastan we actually got rid of a judge like this, they have to stand for election and reelection. If incumbent it's yes or no, majority yes to stay on the bench.

[buccaneer81]

Ping.

[buccaneer81]

People like you are part of the problem.

[colinhester]

Happened to one of my friend's brother about 20 yeas ago. Nothin’ new here......

[NonValueAdded]

The judge awards custody to the sex offender and the victim has to pay child support. Anything wrong here?

Yeah, you didn't use scare quotes around the word "judge."

[BykrBayb]

They don’t want to pay $50 a month toward the care of this baby, but they want full custody. How do they plan to provide for this baby on less than $50 a month?

[buccaneer81]

Really the girl was only 19, more than likely she was only 18 when she got pregnant. Oh, really? Were you there? The story states:

"...baby born April 7 to Jane C. Crane, who was 19 when she became pregnant."

Okay legally she is an adult, but I fear she is not mature if she is with a 15 year old,

Gee, ya think? She's still an adult, and he was under age. Your double standard doesn't wash.

Your attitude is part of the male-bashing culture so ingrained in Western society today. Little wonder our country is so far off track.

[Shooter 2.5]

It’s child support. Not parent support.

[junkman_106]

Want to bet? It’s state support in Virginia.

[buccaneer81]

They don’t want to pay $50 a month toward the care of this baby, but they want full custody. How do they plan to provide for this baby on less than $50 a month?

Give me a break. It's the principle of the thing. She's a criminal. He was too young to give his consent, by law.

Pickerington is a wealthy suburb of Columbus. I'm pretty sure the folks could afford to raise the child. Plus, the mother should pay the child support.

But did you read this?

The boy's parents say they can provide a better upbringing for the baby than Crane can. Her household includes her stepfather, David L. Jacobs, who was convicted of domestic violence last year for hitting, choking and pointing a gun at Crane's 17-year-old sister and was placed on two years' probation, court records show.

That's reason enough for a change of custody.

[buccaneer81]

Then they want to call they other girls parents bad parents! talk about living in a glass house.

You obviously didn't read the whole story:

The boy's parents say they can provide a better upbringing for the baby than Crane can. Her household includes her stepfather, David L. Jacobs, who was convicted of domestic violence last year for hitting, choking and pointing a gun at Crane's 17-year-old sister and was placed on two years' probation, court records show.

As far as teaching chastity, kids will make mistakes, won't listen to parents, think they know it all. Been there, done that. You really think a majority of kids are virgins at 18? You must not get out much.