[Texan5]

Men who get custody of their kids are entitled to child support, and should not be averse to making sure that ex-wife pays-they are just as much a single parent as a divorced custodial mother. My husband had a child in high school and one in middle school when his world fell apart, and he had to feed, clothe, cook for them like a mom, in addition to his job in the military and duties as a dad. I knew him then, and it was difficult-made more so by the fact that his ex made lots more money than he did, and would not pay the court-ordered child support. He managed, though, and made sure they both went to college, too.

[Gabz]

Yuo're husband's a good man!!!!

And now my break is over - back to the windows!!!

[Orangedog]

I'm not saying he wasn't entitled to it, but I understand how he felt. Men are just wired differently then women. I had custody for about 2 years and never got a dime. Most fathers in that situation are just glad that they have their kids fulltime. Besides, the system doesn't pursue mothers for support with the same zeal that it does going after fathers. If people would take a look at the percentage of non-custodial mothers who don't pay support that they are ordered to, I think they would be stunned at the percentage of "deadbeat-moms" there are. But there are so few fathers with custody no one bothers with it. In fact, when a father does have custody of the kids, it's typically assumed by outsiders that the mother must have died.