By his combo occupation/licence, your ex has probably
justified in his own mind the denial that you and your
child are due any recompense at his expense. He's
also probably convinced himself the child is not his
and you are not the woman he thought you were when he married you. Add that to the idea he can categorize
you as a mental case, and where are you?
It still comes down to the old adage:
which party has the best lawyer!
Those laws re Dead Beat Dads are in effect. It's
the lawyers who get to pick and choose their clients.
Sorry, I don't mean to sound so callous. But you
asked about the Bush Administration's stand on
the topic. If the laws are on the books (and they
are), what the President's attitude is has little
bearing on the issue.
Generally true. Getting a court order doesn't necessarily mean that it will get paid. Sometimes enforcement is necessary.
My ex & I worked out our divorce between us. Neither of us hired attorneys to represent us. I waived child support & in return, he paid my property taxes until our youngest graduated high school. He always paid the tax bill on time. Actually, he'd usually pay it early, so he could get it on the earlier tax year.