I was surfing the internet, looking for a good article to post about when I came across this dynamite site and this article, from fathermag.com. It explains the dollars and nonsense of current child support policy:

Child Support.

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I was standing in line at my local child support enforcement office yesterday. It’s a long line. All I wanted to do was serve some papers on the lawyer there. But the place has better security than Fort Knox and no one, and I mean NO ONE, can get past the minimum wage receptionist. They change from time to time. Usually, they use their little bit of power like a very large club, but this one was efficient, courteous and quite sweet. In front of me was a young woman whose soon to be ex-husband, it appeared, was a poster child for the reason our child support laws are so draconian. We got to talking and I told her about the work I did and explained how many good fathers are out there. “What sane woman,” I asked her, “would NOT want a safe, responsible, involved father to take over when a relationship ends.” I held my breath and waiting for the response. A look of amazement crossed her face. “You are absolutely right,” she said. “I’d give ANYTHING to have a husband like that.”

If there are any of you out there who are struggling single moms, let us know how YOU would answer my question. Speak out, like the young woman I met yesterday. Maybe if the guys hear you, they’ll have a little more incentive to get involved with the kids. That’ll give you the break you need and your kids the Daddy they need.