Reply #21: Unfortunately, there is need [View All]

[azurnoir]

Sometimes the "system" is abusive. A friend of ours has 2 children, by 2 different moms.They are 13 years apart, he very willingly claimed paternity for the one who's mom he was not married to. The 2 kids lived in 2 different counties, both moms had children by other men and were collecting welfare. The welfare departments treated them 2 as separate cases, each taking 50% of his after taxes income. Thats right 100%, he tried to reason with them and was told to "get a lawyer" but of course he would have to pay for it himself. This happened about 10 years ago, one of kids is now grown in her mid-twenties and married and he is still paying back child support for her, no not to mom, she has passed away, to Hennipen County. It should also be noted that when any public support, medical, food stamps, or other types is involved that is who gets the child support money not the mother; fully 1/3 of all welfare funds paid out are recollected in this manner, something the government hardly advertises