[niki]

Five years down the road- this man has not been able to have any contact with the kid, there is no longer a father-child relationship, the guy now has a new family and his own kids to support.

He should be forced to take from his kids and support another man's child? And the real father does not have to pay support.

[Jeff Chandler]

Five years down the road- this man has not been able to have any contact with the kid, there is no longer a father-child relationship, the guy now has a new family and his own kids to support.

He should be forced to take from his kids and support another man's child? And the real father does not have to pay support.\

I can see your point.

How old was the kid when they broke up? It makes a difference. If he was 3 that's one thing. If he was 10, the man is still Dad to the kid, and the fact that Dad hasn't been allowed to see the kid is the real travesty. How hard did he try, or did he allow his bitterness to impede his efforts? Did the courts let him down?

My point of view is that child support should not be dependent upon visitation, but hampering or denying visitation should be severely punished. As always, it's about the kid, not he parent.