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Originally posted by Clodfobble
Why does this society not place any responsibility on the choice a single woman makes to keep her baby? ... Why is it a given that women may decide step #2 without any input from the father, but then he must pay for it for the next 18 years?
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Child support isn't meant to be a punishment for the dad, or a windfall for the mom. Maintenence is a claim the child has on both parents. Allowing the father to skip out on support if they avoid contact is punishing the child as much as the mother.
Of course, situations like this cause emotions to run high, and passion makes for bad decisions, which can make for frequent bad applications of law, but that's the idea.