[James C. Bennett]

Unless you mind my asking, what caused your wife to sour so badly toward you?

[AbolishCSEU]

A bit below the belt, don't you think? Most modern "facebook" women don't do laundry, cook, housekeep and are looking for a way to be a stay-in-bed mom. They soon find out that you can ditch dad and take his wallet (search engine: Title IV-D) There need not be any culpability on the dad's part. Not to say that both parties don't have flaws. I say this as a first wife who never received any child support for my two children in the eighties, worked two jobs, yet kept a clean house and raised two productive children to adulthood successfully and one whose 2nd hubby is indebted for pretty much life paying an ex-shrew who is a CHILD PROTECTIVE worker who doesn't parent, $1,000 a month on a $15 an hour salary.

And whose children have been alienated from him by the ex-shrew AND whose children are massively failing at school and on mega meds, yet told by the school district that his opinion "doesn't count" since he's non-custodial. Obviously you live in a RED state where father's rights still apply.

[Anvilhead]

We were about to get married. We had an argument about her controlling aspects. I still wanted to get married and be her husband but she would have none of it and ordered me out.

I complied.

I begged her to reconsider.

She declined.

In the end I feel as if I dodged a bullet but I desperately hope our son didn’t catch it. As far as I’m concerned it’s all about him now.

I don’t begrudge her the child support but she necessitated the lawsuit. Her idea of access was 15 minutes a week. The court’s idea was three hours with the option of more should I jump through a myriad of hoops and prove it.

I didn’t even challenge her custody. I just want to be a father to our son. I love and want to have a hand in raising him.

It seems as if the forces of culture and the government are against that.

I honestly don’t know what to do other then hope, pray and carry on alone.