“But it is just privatized welfare now encouraging fatherless families.”
So true! Child support should be based on how much it costs to raise a child, not how much the sucker, er father, makes. This is just alimony in a different form and even worse since it’s not tax deductible like alimony. Also the feds have made sure that if you fall behind you’re screwed as the interest and penalties often are more than what’s owed and it can’t be reduced. Sucks to be a man in the US, you’re taking your financial life in your hands if you marry and have kids.