The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Garnishments tend to happen when people hide from their debts and stop making even minimum payments. Eventually, creditors sell the debt to a collection agency.
If you're old enough to father a child, then you're old enough to accept financial responsibility for that child. If you don't want your embarrassing, unlawful, and irresponsible behavior going viral, man up and pay up.
Custody and guardianship by the parent of his child does not arise under the Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States and is not dependent on them.
The state doesn't own your children. Parents own the children.
I feel that you always pay when you are a child.
If you go to prison, your child support adds up.
My father was brought up in a theatrical background, just as I was, and his father instilled in him the need to do everything properly and take responsibility for money.
When you have a kid, money matters.
We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.
Children must be considered in a divorce considered valuable pawns in the nasty legal and financial contest that is about to ensue.