A very sick e-mail I received

In this e-mail, my daughters father threatened to have me arrested in the hospital after giving birth to my son. He also said that he would bring our 13 year old daughter to court to see her mother in...

Alberta Website to find those owing Child Support

Alberta has created a website to help finding spouses that owe child support.  Alberta's worst offenders will now have more incentive to pay up.  The Province's new Help Us find website seeks the publics...

Province closing in on deadbeat parents

The following is from the Winnipeg Free Press:

Deadbeat Dads or Just Plain Old DeadBroke Dads

"Here it is, I'm being classified as a Deadbeat Dad.   It doesn't matter who I am, where I am, why I am, what I am, or when I am; what matters is, that I cannot pay child support through my current...

New Orleans: Ja'Shawn's Grieving Mom Shares Memories, Regrets

"He loved to watch "The Doodlebops" and football on television. When his mother cleaned, he would follow her, trying to help with the brooms and the dustpan.  Often, Ja'Shawn - a smiling, happy child - would...

Reinstituting a Reformed Welfare-to-Work Program

The current U.S. Welfare system needs to have a complete overhaul, not only to provide better programs for those who really need it, but to help close some of the loopholes currently ravaging the program. Some...

Sperm donor liable for child support, judge rules

"A New York man who said he donated sperm to a female co-worker as a friendly gesture and sent presents and cards to the child over the years likely will owe child support for the college-bound teenager, according to a judge's ruling. "What's the saying? No good deed goes...

Mary and Mike: A Story of Addiction

 Mary  and Mike were married for twenty years before Mike’s drinking problem  finally forced them into a bitter divorce.  They had two kids together  and shared much animosity over how they should be raised.  Their story ...

Mary and Mike: A Story of Addiction

 Mary  and Mike were married for twenty years before Mike’s drinking problem  finally forced them into a bitter divorce.  They had two kids together  and shared much animosity over how they should be raised.  Their story ...

Failed Abortion Sparks Child Care Lawsuit

A woman who had an abortion but still gave birth has filed a lawsuit against two doctors and a family planning organization seeking the costs of raising her child. The complaint was filed by Jennifer Raper, 45, last week in Suffolk Superior Court and still must be screened...

Dad's on the run...

Planetary Alliance for Fathers in Exile is an underground organization that helps fathers -- who allegedly pay child support, but don't get to see their children or who can't afford to pay child support because of...

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