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Again...tell it to the kid whose been hit between the eyes. There is an esablished bond of 14 years and it won't disappear overnight. Legal matters aside (not arguing this point), the man shouldn't just break with the kid. Period. Its hurtful, and no matter how the man has been wronged, it doesn't trump the welfare of the child, which has her life crumbiling about her. Charity and love is all I'm arguing for, not state control of families. You inserted an argument I didn't make.

Charity and love is all I'm arguing for, not state control of families. You inserted an argument I didn't make.

Respectfully, Ma'am, you were responding to ETH's argument that the man should be allowed to walk away, without obligation.

Then that is all the more reason why duped dads should be allowed to walk upon learning they'd been deceived. ~~ ETH

In other words, punish the child for the mother's behavior. You care more about the man than the child, which is not surprising since we live in an age of "me me me."

Respectfully, the Bible is not a book of "me me me". But while it certainly has oceans of good (neh, infallible, of course!) things to say in favor of Charity and Love, when it comes to the making of Law (i.e., "what should the man be allowed to do in this situation"), ETH's position is 100% Biblically spot-on as it comes to the proper legal requirement.

What should the man, in this situation, be allowed to do?
Biblically, he should be allowed to walk away -- with zero Legal Obligation.