Oh, they haven’t ruled THAT.
DOUBLE STANDARD. Male vs female. Poor vs financially stable.
Men have avoided paying for their offspring for centuries. It takes a lot of money to hold them financially responsible.
In many states the attorney general actually enforces child support, almost all child support payments are payed through the court, and if the mother is on public assistance, that is added to the child support. The woman can show up pro se, and the judge will appoint a lawyer to represent the child at county expense.
@MsKathleen Texas, Louisiana,I know for sure, it is part of the IRS program, thaqt in order to garnish the refund checks for child support, the states must enact legislation from the model program.
@MsKathleen In spite of Texas being backward in many aspects, their child support rules are fairly enlightened. I know it is tougher in some states, but child support should be ordered at the time of the divorce or as soon as the father is identified.