Posted on 01/28/2005 1:32:24 PM PST by Lorianne
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Bush administration in Tallahassee wants to launch a new crackdown on "deadbeat dads."
Gov. Jeb Bush said there are too many kids born to single mothers, WESH NewsChannel 2 reported.
Many of the fathers are never identified, so they can never be forced to pay child support.
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I have always wondered why they don't pursue child abuse charges against men over 18 who get young girls pregnant. This is all too common, and many of these guys father multiple children with young girls. No one seems to care....
sundero
More important, why should a man not married to a woman be required to pay for her children.
Solution. He is nothing. No rights and no obligations.
Exactly.
Because it is not "her child", it is his child too. And he is 50% responsible.
A child can be adopted even if the named bio dad cannot be found.
You must perform a "diligent search" and then post notice. It's more burdensome but can be done.
At least in Florida.
You've GOT to be kidding!
Your entire post is absolutely correct.
These males should not be accorded any rights or recognition at all.
The child is not theirs in any way.
Your comment is a non-sequitar.
How is it his child?
It is not.
He should have no rights at all.
THis is a serious issue and your view is the exact wrong and damagin one, but alas it is the major liberal mainstream view that has harmed our society so much in the past 3 decades.
Plenty of the women have no idea which of their many one-nighters is the dad. In some cases they probably can't even recall a complete list of the possibilities, or the last names of many of the possibilities.
Why do you say that?
I am 100% serious and my approach is the only actual answer or solution.
Read post 20 by curlydave and you might begin to understand.
Easy way to build a DNA database too. I'd like to see all the politicians and cops volunteer first though.
So in your opinion, men can just go around and sow their seed and leave the women, (and, more importantly, the taxpayers) to deal with the problem?
Granted, I don't advocate extramarital sex, and the lack thereof would go a long way to solve this problem, but we have to deal with reality.
Your solution would just make the problem worse!!
Fifteen years ago, while I was pregnant, I went to the DA's office to open a child support case. I was told to go get welfare so the case would get priority over non-welfare cases.
The reality is these males are no more than sperm donors, will not be able to provide support anyhow, the welfare support for the women neither will be done away with.
Why provide more rights to these males? They deserve none.
Logic and biology.
The child is a product of the sexual liason of TWO people. Both people are responsible for the child existing, ergo both are obligated to support and raise the child.
Personal responsibility. Heard of it?
Your comments indicate you think men have no responsibility or ability to make decisions!!!
I advocate responsibility for BOTH parents, who are equally responsible for bringing the child into the world.
Because we're dealing here with parents who don't live together, one has to provide the roof over the child's head and all that goes with it, the other one should contribute financially to the provision of these things to the child.
If the child is living with dad, mom should contribute as well. No sexism here!
Maybe in a few cases but the exception rather than the rule by a long shot
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