i'm going to add my two cents worth here. i usually keep out of most topics but in this case, i KNOW what i'm talking about. last year (5-26) i got married. with the package came a 12 year old daughter. ok, no big deal. i don't have any children so i'm learning about being a step parent.
now, does daddy pay child support in the amound of 75 a week, nope, and he does not pay anything else that was agreed upon either. now i'm not one blessed with a job that pays a ton of money but i make sure all my bills are payed.
since 'dead beat' does not pay, i have to work a second job. that means i go seven days a week. full time job m-f, and weekends for 20 hours.
and why does dad refuse to pay? well, we have not brought adria to see him. he lives in up state new york and we live in southern jersey. with the wife working 5 days a week and me 7, time for what? oh, yeah, the dead beat works 10 hours a week 'cause his girlfriend supports him.
what is our recourse, we have to go after his arse which means a court fight and plenty of legal time.
i think people need to get a permit to have kids!!!
i guess i'll just leave it here.