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ben voyonsdonc · 11-26-2009, 10:37 AM

I come from a family where my Dad disappeared for several years to avoid paying child support. He owed us over $50,000 and the way he reconnected with us was by a court order to try to escape even the amount that he was legally required to support us. I have no (absolutely none) sympathy for fathers who do not support their children to the fullest. I think that if you get a pay raise your children should see part of that as well.

If my parents hadn't divorced and my Dad got a pay raise, I would have seen a bump up in my standard of living...why should I, as a child of divorce, be deprived of that? I didn't choose to be part of a family that divorced.

11-26-2009, 10:37 AM	#10
ben voyonsdonc Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	I come from a family where my Dad disappeared for several years to avoid paying child support. He owed us over $50,000 and the way he reconnected with us was by a court order to try to escape even the amount that he was legally required to support us. I have no (absolutely none) sympathy for fathers who do not support their children to the fullest. I think that if you get a pay raise your children should see part of that as well. If my parents hadn't divorced and my Dad got a pay raise, I would have seen a bump up in my standard of living...why should I, as a child of divorce, be deprived of that? I didn't choose to be part of a family that divorced.