True. . .but in the US (Texas specifically that I know of), when a father dies and obviously can’t make child support payments, he officially becomes a “deadbeat dad.”
He dies, can’t make payments and the county automatically records him as no longer making payments-—therefore he is a deadbeat dad.
He will remain on the deadbeat list, inflating the numbers, until someone petitions the court to remove him from the child support list.
All “deadbeat dad” stats are suspect in my mind.
How many more ‘deadbeat dads’ would there be in Texas if courts were to order child support payments that ranged from 85% to 400% of most fathers’ incomes? That is the reality in Israel.
How many more ‘deadbeat dads’ would there be in Texas if courts were to order child support payments that ranged from 85% to 400% of most fathers’ incomes? That is the reality in Israel.