Moral of the story-child support may not be bargained away under any circumstance!
Tinkering with child support collection is obviously bad politics; but putting employers out of business who negligently overlook a withholding order is similarly irresponsbile.
This is an interesting post by Eugene Volokh, from the “Volokh Conspiracy” Blog http://volokh.com, that poses the question whether a parent should have a legal duty to contribute a kidney to a child. If we compel a parent to support a child in order to economically sustain the child, isn’t it a reasonable extension to require a parent to [...]
As our society ages, should we explore the notion of parent support? Nobody questions mandatory child support (well a few perhaps), but does it make sense to compel senior support? Do we owe anything to our parents if they are aged and economically insecure?
One could argue that families have a duty to care for their own. Therefore, [...]
Divorce is a life event that invites many people to re-evaluate their lives. During our day to day lives, we often lose sight of our priorities, instead questing for professional or economic success at the expense of meaningful relationships. And when people ignore these relationships in favor of external rewards, family breakup often follows. This notion is [...]
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