[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Few of them were not able afford the child when the child was born. Many were married. In one case I know the guy lost his job and his ex went to court to ask the judge to suspend the child support order. The judge refused saying that it was the child's money not hers.

There was no common sense on the bench as the judge then ruled that he was not allowed to leave the state to take a job so he could pay his child support until he was current with his child support.

In the end the ex wife gave him the money to get current so he wouldn't end up in jail and be even more behind.

The situation was totally ridiculous.

[cuban leaf]

—The judge refused saying that it was the child’s money not hers.—

There is an easy work-around: Do some simple tax computations to make up the income tax difference (since he gets the deduction and she has to claim it as income), then he can pay her and she pays him back accordingly. 8->