From my perspective, I have so many things to say about this topic. Back when the adult aged girls were little, I didn't know about
child support. I did know what happened when you went on welfare and public housing. I chose the devil I knew. My father wanted to help me, but my mother, God rest her soul, was obsessively religious. Her advice was to pray harder when my head dented the wall studs. She actually helped sabotage our escape in 1999. We didn't know she had Alzheimer's.
I would give anything in this world to be well enough to take those child support payments and alimony, and shove them them down his throat. Unfortunately, right now I need the money.
The answer to your question is hell no. My son will turn 17 on the 24th of September. My little one has just turned 10. As a matter of fact, my girl broke her leg and finger in a car wreck on 8/13. This came several days after the last bullshit
CPS visit. Okay. It is witnessed and admissible in court that the child wanders through the house by herself, because everyone locks themselves in their rooms at her father's house. Very frequently they stay at 4 star hotels. So much for fishing, hiking, or camping....of course she can't do that for awhile.
I have decided that I'm going to take my turn at screwing up visitation. This child will not leave the premises until she is physically able to fend for herself. She cannot tackle a full flight of stairs, nor can she get in and out of bed by herself. She has steel rods implanted in her right thigh bone (femur), and a cast on her right hand. Daddy can stop by. Actually after what he and his little helper have done, they can eat Alpo and bark at the moon.