Try missing a few child support payments and see how quickly you get locked up. And no, this is not my situation, but I have had to deal with a number of long-term absences by reliable employees caused by exactly this problem. This, to me, is the ultimate counterintuitive policy -- can't pay? Off to jail until you pay. How do you make money while you're in jail? Not my problem.
The only antidepressant most of these guys took was alcohol -- usually in copious quantities. Sometimes that caused even more absenteeism -- but that's another story.
The only antidepressant most of these guys took was alcohol -- usually in copious quantities. Sometimes that caused even more absenteeism -- but that's another story.
They were man enough to father a child then they should be man enough to help raise that child. These laws were made because too many of them abandoned thier responsibility. I knew a guy who fathered a child during a one night stand in college. He told the women he did not love her and will never be with her but he will be a father to thier son, there was no need for courts because he did the right thing on his terms. He paid what he could and as he made more he voluntarily paid more because he knew it was the right thing to do. He spent weekends with him when possible. There was also a cultural barrier where the woman came from a strict Chinese family but he just overlooked the grief her parents gave him when he picked up his son for visits. He went with his mistake in a moment of lust and didn't blame anyone or become a drunk or dodge his responsibility.
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