-— If there were not divorce, then no custody battles and property disputes, yes?-—
A man and a woman have a baby. The woman runs off with the child. Should the state step in?
If the man refuses to support the woman and child, should the state step in?
The list of potential injustices is endless.
The only reason the state steps in is because for every dollar of child support exthorted from the non custodial parent they get a matching dollar from the feds.
I say that they should only mediate and make sure that some type of payment is made but not to the child support enforcement who then gets their matching dollar and gives it to the non custodial parent.
Remove the financial rewards and you will see more women trying harder to make things work.