Posted on 01/12/2007 2:37:50 AM PST by okiecon
LITTLE ROCK
Even though a paternity test ruled out Anthony L- Parker as the father of a child in a child-support dispute, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled today he still has to pay support owed the mother before he took the test.
The opinion, written by Associate Justice Donald L- Corbin, says state law and prior court cases make it clear that an "acknowledged father" cannot be relieved of past-due child support.
Associate Justice Robert L. Brown wrote in a dissent that the opinion reached "a grossly unfair result."
In her original ruling, McGowan wrote that forcing Parker to pay -- quote --"violates all precepts of common law as to who is responsible for supporting a child."
(Excerpt) Read more at wmcstations.com ...
Well duh, someone has to teach the sons how to keep their future wives "in line". You think the mom is going to do that?
I don't know about Arkansas, but the State of California habitually issues default judgements against men for child support. No effort is made to contact the man in person (though the paperwork is usually in order). I don't know these women - all they have to do is associate a name with a Social Security number and I'm screwed.
This has happened to me four times in the last ten years. I find out when my employer informs me that my pay is about to be garnished. It costs me and my family $5000 a pop to get the matter cleared up. I'd like to sue, but no lawyer will take my case because, I'm told, it's fruitless to fight family law. Thanks to our Federal Government, any state agency can reach into my life with no proof whatsoever. At least murderers get a trial by jury. Detainees have more rights than American men accused of owing child support.
It's all a big scam. When the mother is on the dole, the state gets to collect the child support. Therefore, child support becomes an income stream and the state becomes a debt collector with far more power and far less oversight than any private collector.
This guy gets the benefit of the doubt.
Maybe he could sue her on those grounds to get the money to pay her child support.
The Federal Government allows the state in question to garnish up to 50% of your gross income. You may as well go to jail because you're not going to have enough of your paycheck to pay your bills.
Agreed.
This ruling is no surprise to me. It is typical of the rulings in custody cases.
The laws in this country are to protect the women - not the children. Between our justice system and the bleeding hearts who encourage women to become "single moms" so they can live off the father and the government, children fall through the cracks.
wtach the libs slam this in the gov (huckabee?)'s face when he tries to run for prez.
Arkansas is very liberal in allowing DNA testing as long as an obligation exists. Most states require such testing within the first couple years or so.
It's also a nice revenue generator for the state. Many states collect child support payments if the mother is on public assistance. They don't particulary care what the facts are; what's important is to find some man to extort money from. What's more, they're empowered by the Congress to reach across state lines to get their dough.
You are granted a day in court. If you neglect your opportunity, that decision has consequences.
I am aware of no bar to suing the mother for fraud. On the other hand, you may have a hard time collecting any judgment.
Oh, another story about the CUCKOLD TAX.
Child support, in way too many cases, is not supporting the child. It's supporting the mother and her lifestyle and often the mother and her new boyfriend/husband.
A standard feminist lie.
You don't need a lawyer to get a DNA test -- at least not in SW Arkansas. You need to advise the judge, I want a DNA test.
American judicial system is a damn joke!A male could get a better trial anywhere on earth but here.If i were him i would head for the border and be giving you the finger on the way out!
Yes, the children are often merely a instrument to subsidize the woman's unilateral harmful decisions.
"...violates all precepts of common law..."
The day we get back our common law rights is the day freedom starts returning to America.
Now if only we can find a judge that recognizes common law...
Thats nice, but should you be COMPELLED to support the child? That is the question.
That's Arkansas for ya.
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