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Dude owes 65k in child support.
Here's the link to the news if you wanna check it out.
http://abc13.com/news/court-man-who-isnt-father-of-child-still-owes-payments/2236804/
IWannaShowYouThis
He neglected to fight having his wages garnished for a child he said wasn't his in 2003. That's being held against him now despite the DNA.
azgrak
So if he doesn't pay support for a child that's not his then he goes to jail. Then five kids lose their father. Justice? No!
MongolianGod
As I am not entirely sure what the rules are about these kinds of situations but honestly that woman is hella fucked up
Upvoter2000x
MANDATORY DNA TEST at birth! Let's make it happen!
DerplaneyMcGur
Domestic courts in a nutshell, no matter the "lack of fathership" you never did enough whether 3/4 of your paycheck went to her
Fluxghost
Male privilege.
Purtypreencess7
im telling you, florida has NOTHING on Texas..
TheShiniestOfMen
Whatever about the content, Jesus christ that article hurts to read. Someone was paid to write that badly
rockstedi
he should counter sue, asking for her to pay child support on his 3 kids. "Their not my kids!" Ditto.
hoseli
This has murica written all over it
DoctorPitt
Well it does say Houston
ExistentialGamer
Marital courts are SHIT.
krapmyself
This is not justice.
Wulcanic
The fuck!
Wulcanic
That's why I'll have a vasectomy for myself.
Wulcanic
I don't want kids in general.....
ShootYourGooMyDude
I always wonder how people be pushed so far as to snap and start mass shootings, then I read stories like this...
StragoMagus
SuicideJockey
Just remember..the courts are for truth and justice..oh but mainly money..money..money
Pocketfunlover35
"Everybody's got a price!"
AyeVey
Family courts aren't courts of law, but rather courts of equity. Normally the judge has final say and a few laws tilt aid in the mother, 1/2
AyeVey
At all costs, in courts' interests 2/2
JohmBambo
...it's so funny, it's a rich moms world!
Isellyourkidmeth2
That's why it's mostly refered to as the legal system n not the justice system.
themojoe2
The real dad doesn't have any money, but this guy does. It's the new socialized medical plan.
PUNISHER88
That's some sexist bullshit, the guys always get screwed over in court.Funny how woman are always complaining about there being no equality
SlamdogKillionaire
I always wondered what happens when Maury is over...
dramaprism
Title is misleading as fuck. Court order is from before he got a paternity test. He is waiting to go back still to attempt to overturn 1/2
dramaprism
The old ruling. There is merely a chance that the old ruling will stand since it's a decade old
dramaprism
Also with court cases aged to a certain point this is coming practice. There's always that chance the ruling will stand when this old
fartinatornado
Mandatory DNA testing at birth will fix this crap.
werdCAsquared
Either the guy is lazy as fuck & is lying about never being notified in 03 or she lied about collecting any child support from the past (1/2
werdCAsquared
Or maybe they both legit don't remember since it was 14 ys ago. Still, people tend to notice when $ is missing from their paychecks (2/2)
UnhelpfulAnswers
Still a fucked up system. "you paid child support once? TOO BAD YOU'RE ON THE HOOK NOW NO MATTER WHAT!!"
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
That's more to do with admiting responsibility, e.g. paying a traffic fine implies you plead guilty
Solkanarmy
yeah, that's crazy, if anything he should get his money back
mwiili
If he wasn't around for 16 years, and isn't the father, then why isn't this crazy B going after the real father?
GlenL
Doesn't know who he is. Broke/dead/prison
Punk1209
My guess would be she doesnt know who the real father is.
The1stBellicose
Cause he's broke.
loopyloopus
Well, that is kinda the norm in a lot of places, heck in France I think it was paternity tests can be blocked.
IthinkImightknow
What? Strange, you don't hear about France having gold diggers though. must not happen a lot
JustLetMeInAlreadyFFS
Not in places that have Civil Law aka most of the world (including France), Common Law is just more prone to this kind of crazy shit.
Maxthreshold
I tapped the play button and expected a video
YourMomsNewBoyfriend
Hahaha what an amazing gif. Saved
morningxafter
My brother is actually fighting something similar right now. His ex got knocked up by someone else. He found out it wasn't his but since...
morningxafter
They broke up he hasn't been able to see his daughter (they had one before she cheated) because her mom ants him to pay support for both.
pfshfine
In most states, visitation CANNOT be denied for failure to pay child support.
Barrum
She can't deny visitation, if he seeks a court order then ex is going to lose, and lose hard.
IthinkImightknow
Is the other guy still involved with the ex? Why else would she ask money for both kids? Can he fight for custody for his kid?
morningxafter
No the other guy is long gone, wants nothing to do his kid. He can't really fight for custody because he is constantly traveling for work...
morningxafter
Like in one week he might have jobs in four different states. But any time he sets up a visitation something comes up & baby momma can't...
morningxafter
Make it. She's all but said actually showing up for visitation is contingent on him taking responsibility for both kids. So he could...
SrDave
The fucking mother is the real bitch in this story.
AlaSnackbar
Even she agrees that it's not his kid. She obviously cheated on him when together. All round a wonderful character & role model for the kid.
NapoleonDynOmite
Nooo. Really? What a shocker
LostCatWantedDeadAndAlive
LostCatWantedDeadAndAlive
Sadly, it's real. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100727081058AAOYFCB
GiantRobotsRule
It's a child support story on IMGUR, of course the mother is the bitch.
pfshfine
I wish people realized its often the State being the shitty party, instead of one of the parents.
Jrax02
the source says the mother wants 16years of backdated money since the kid is 16. Its not even his. ofc shes the bitch in this story.
kapp70
Hey hey hey, don't let your shitty facts get in the way of her misandristic hatred of males.
Upvoter2000x
In some cases, the mother isn't the person going after the "dad". Even if mom is like "never-mind" the state is like "pay up, chump"
anddylanrew
Well they are just following the law. It's there so men can't intimidate women into not asking for support.
erischilde
Often it's to make sure the child gets what they need. This is law in France for eg. Paternity tests are illegal for this reason.
guantanamobayxx
Yeah the state made me go after my kid's dad, Floridian here. They'll take away benefits. I was so scared of the drama.
Upvoter2000x
Florida Man can't catch a break =(
guantanamobayxx
Yeah well this Florida Man was a fuckin' loon I was so happy when he dealt with it just because the state was making me >_>
BlankhasdiedofDysentery
It's a legal issue, if you sign the birth record you are responsible.
IPostAboutPoliticsIfYouDontLikeItSuckIt
Read the story. It ain't what happened here.
MildlyIrateBomber
This. I was all mad until I read it. It's a reasonable law.
GlenL
How exactly do you sign the birth record of a child you never knew existed?
gangeex05
He didn't signed it. Read the article mate.
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BlankhasdiedofDysentery
He can sue her for fraud.
synjed
Right like he only signed the thing because he thought it was his is that like being coaxed, or something?
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IthinkImightknow
Nope, Mom straight up never told him apparently and the daughter is 16 and now the moms asking for money
MildlyIrateBomber
He doesn't have to pay for amounts AFTER the paternity test.But he can't get out of prior $$ the child relied on when he thought he was dad.
GlenL
He thought he was a dad for a few months before the DNA results came back, wtf are you talking about?
Strostkovy
So I can just sign other people kid's and their now mine?
themooseof603
call down Kony
Bartholomeo
You have to be the first to sign tho. Can't just add your name to existing birth records.
twominutesforhighsticking
In some states if you are married to the mother, you are the legal father of record regardless of DNA. You have a time window in which to
twominutesforhighsticking
file documentation and request a paternity test to "absolve" you of paternity.
Strostkovy
Well that's just stupid
TheLastBaboon
Would it be a void signature if the signee proves they were deceived? I doubt most judges would grant a DNA test before birth.
tivvybrixx
There is a 2 year statue of limitations he didnt do the test till the kid was 3.
LeadByBadExample
I can imagine it would be, but my knowledge of US law isn't very good. I can say for sure it would be here in Denmark.
Barrum
Not the case here, but because he ignored court orders and wage gouging he will be responsible
CaptainCrunch7272
read the article before posting
nwdle1
No
AlwaysDownvoteDots
Then get fucked
DerangedMoosh
There was a case where the girl didn't know so she just put down a name and the same thing happened to him.
CammyD
I call bs
thekirk
Depends on state law, but it can happen. All they have to do is show a "good faith attempt" to contact the supposed father. (cont.)
thekirk
Under some state's laws, that's really about all it takes to be put on the hook for child support, esp. if the woman and kid are on (cont.)
thekirk
public assistance of some kind. Then, half the protections are gone for the poor schlub she names as dad.
DryHumpingUserSub
If your not the father you shouldnt have to pay child support period.
PangaeaReunionTour
+1 for the sentiment, but -1 for the grammar. Sorry, dude -- I don't make the rules.
whimsicalsamurai
unless you want to be the childs father figure, which this man clearly doesnt want to be.
baturro
Yeah I agree but it's not that simple.
FreudIndianNipSlip
Why are the comments displaying as 2yr old?
kosherdillpickles
This happens in WA too. A friend has to pay child support for 15 more years cuz they didn't discover the baby wasn't his until too late.
IJudgeYourFavourites
In canada, anyone who willingly acts as the main father figure for at least 2 years becomes the father legally. (at least for child support)
DoctorSnakebeast
If only she'd had a period instead AYYYYYYYYYYYYY
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TheThoroughbredOfSin
Unless you are the mother.
Gwego
A man who raises a kid who is not his is more a father than the biological father.
geekAT
They do it for the kid who will need the money. Read about a story where a woman was in some database as the father of a kid and had 2 pay
AmArschdieRaeuber
What if you adopted the child?
Trickky
How incredibly fucking insightful of you. Do you have a PhD in philosophy?
CtrlAltF5
what if you are the bread winning mother?
Asciiman
I am actually a little bit amazed that this needs to be said. So sad
Sisalk08
What if he knew before the child was born, willingly signed the birth certificate, but after a divorce, decided it wasn't worth it?
Not2cool4anyone
Are we sure this isn't a Michael Scott situation?
Thothshai
I mean why does that even have to be stated these days!
NOINOON
Fortunately to the child involved, it isn't thst simple. Remember thst this isn't about the man and woman alone.
angelofcandybar
For some reason some courts think it's better to force someone to pay, even if the mother herself doesn't want the child support.
CodeChimpin
Why shouldn't the real father be responsible?
NOINOON
Because parenthood is more than just sticking your dick in a vagina and waiting 9 months.
CodeChimpin
Because sticking your dick in someone has potential consequences.
danishjuggler21
It's about what's best for the kid, not what's "fair".
lhappybirthdayl
Slippery slope
ImSorryThatIWasBornIdentifyingAsTheSexThatIActuallyAm
There are lots of things that are best for the kid but if the dude was not the father then he shouldn't be held accountable for it.
Bartholomeo
The dude has nothing to do with the child. Might as well sue a stranger for money.
WelcomeToTheShatterdome
Fucking stupid
Turdmastergeneral
You know, saying period and then putting a period (full stop in UK) is kind of redundant full stop
kapp70
You're correct exclamation point!
Turbothundercunt
Essentially he appears to be saying that he does not wish to use period as a payment for child support and frankly I concur.
NonMayneStream
So you read out the full stop in every book as period.
Turdmastergeneral
No, ita exactly the other way around. You don't read out a full stop. Ot is the definitive ending of a sentence. So saying full stop 1/2
Turdmastergeneral
Then using a full stop/period kinda makes the actual symbol redundant.
diehardlance
You still need to use punctuation, you don’t just not end a sentence.
YarTheBug
If you sign a paper saying you don't want a child before it's born you shouldn't have to either, imho.
guantanamobayxx
...If you sign that paper and are still fucking dumb enough to get someone pregnant you are still responsible for that life.
BrofessorMegan
Sign and give 50% to terminating it, I'm down with that
Pandahugs
Condoms.
DeadHamster
Fuck yea. Male abortion ftw.
YarTheBug
Equality!
Jyncs
Problem with that though is it opens the window for guys to be careless. Why would they care if she got pregnant, they can just sign off.
YarTheBug
https://youtu.be/_KClpLzFftU
DeadHamster
Which is why protection should be just an equal responsibility for both men and women. If he doesn't wear a condom, don't let him smash.
Corrodias
Men could sabotage the condoms. But there are female contraceptives as well. So it's not like I care.
Jyncs
I agree, I'm just pointing out there are potentials for it to be abused.
Tunisia
Condoms have a relatively high failure rate.
FireBreathingStockBroker
Relative to whattt exactly?
ecnelisz
nope, that's stupid.
Tunisia
I guess people are assuming I have an ideological bias against birth control? Not the case at all. The stats for condoms just aren't good.
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Yore welcome.
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HOOMANGUY
Like always the clickbait title is false. The court didn't made him pay even though he is not the father. A few years ago he was already
CammyD
This. Thank you.
HOOMANGUY
Sentenced by a court to pay the child support but he claims to not have been noticed by that court. And the new court just denies to reopen
HOOMANGUY
the case and states that the old court rule is still valid. That is its own problem, but it's what the headline implies.
Gorapora
So a court DID order him to pay support even though he's not the father...
HOOMANGUY
Back when he didn't attend the court and had no DNA test, yes. Clickbait-apologist