Child Support System Pros And Cons

Child Support is a topic that tends to cause heated arguments to arise, regardless of which aspect of the system is mentioned. Among said aspects is the topic of whether or not the child support system acts in a way that weakens the bond a child has with his or her father by separating the act of love from the act of providing. In her article, “How Deadbeat are Deadbeat Dads, Really?”, Belinda Luscombe reports on various elements that affect the relationships between children and their father. Upon reading Luscombe’s article, it becomes evident that the child support system does in fact have the power to weaken the bond a child and father have with one another. Unfortunately, this power is abused much more than one would like to admit. Children are brought into this world in various different ways. Some children are born to parents who wanted a child, some are born after a one night stand, and others are born to couples who are unstable and make rash decisions. Regardless of how a child entered this world, the child support system attempts to mold itself to each situation. Although this sounds ideal, it is not. Just because an attempt is made
Studies have been conducted and “[m]any sociologists believe that the current system of child support payments often leads mothers to deny fathers access to their children until they have paid what they owe, thus souring the relationship between all three.” (Luscombe) Therefore, since professionals have taken the step to vest their word in such bold beliefs, it is quite clear that the child support system uses its power to intervene far too much into the personal lives of mothers, fathers and their children. These interventions are the primary cause of the deterioration of the relationships fathers are able to have with their