[Texas_Jarhead]

My experience & observation is that the whole thing is anti-father BIG TIME.

[janetgreen]

My experience & observation is that the whole thing is anti-father BIG TIME.

You're right. In California, a man who is named as "father" on a birth certificate has to pay child support whether he's the father of the child or not. A Los Angeles D.A. actually bragged and smiled about this in a news conference a few years back. He was defeated in the next election.

[This Just In]

I beg to differ. I have friends and family, and acquaintances who have been abandoned by their children's father and were forced to become the sole provider of the family. A tremendous burden on the family.

I would agree that the system is flawed, but history has revealed that more often than not, a parent can't rely on the hope that their former spouse will responsibly provide child support for their child(ren).

"But McGill said he didn't think Manley intended to be killed by police on Monday."

Manley was wearing cammies, carried a grenade that was inactive, court papers, a living will, and made a "furtive move" towards police, and he had no desire to be killed? Mr. McGill is in denial, or has failed to grasp the seriousness of the events that unfolded shortly before Manley was killed.

According to what has been reported, it would appear that Manley may have had some psychological problems. Did he leave his high paying job just so his wife and children couldn't get his money?! Did he object to the amount? It costs a lot of money to raise three children.

Regardless, a very sad and unnecessary end to Mr. Manley's life.

[wardaddy]

This is child support in a testicleshell:

The women who need it most don't get enough.

Those who don't need it get too much.

Child support is defacto alimony at some point.