[scan59]

If the child has come to know the husband as their father, it’s incumbent on the man to step up and continue a personal relationship with the child, and provide financial support.

I think the difference is between court-ordered financial support and financial support given out of love. Fraud should never be rewarded. If a man loves the child he always thought was his, he can give support from his heart, not from his garnished wages.

[HitmanLV]

Well, the child is the one getting the benefit from the support, and they committed no fraud. So in that respect, I’d disagree - you’re placing the burden of the blame on the wrong party.