“These men – look most of these women do not want to have abortions. But, they feel like they have no other options, cause they get no support,” said Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The courts would not know what to do with this. You need to either have verified paternity or be acting in a fatherly role to be on the hook for child support. You can’t fulfill either conditions on conception.
They could just establish paternity post-birth and force the father to pay retroactively. That’s pretty much what already happens now. Only difference is that the dad would just be on the hook for an additional 9 months in back child support, most of which will likely go uncollected.
They could just establish paternity post-birth and force the father to pay retroactively. That’s pretty much what already happens now. Only difference is that the dad would just be on the hook for an additional 9 months in back child support, most of which will likely go uncollected.