{"id":145072,"date":"2022-01-17T17:24:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=145072"},"modified":"2022-01-17T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T21:25:17","slug":"letter-court-system-unfair-to-fathers-paying-child-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-court-system-unfair-to-fathers-paying-child-support\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Court system unfair to fathers paying child support"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last July my wife and broke up and she asked me to move out from where we were living together, we have 3-year-old daughter. From the day my daughter was conceived in the womb until now, I have been the main provider for her because my wife has been unemployed since February of 2018.<\/p>\n

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During the 9 months of pregnancy, I would take my wife for regular doctors\u2019 visits which would cost $300 sometimes $400.<\/p>

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Before our daughter was born, I had to buy her clothes, a brand new stroller, a car seat and a crib which my daughter never slept in 1 night so it just basically went to waste.<\/p>

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Up until this day I’m the soul provider for my daughter I would buy her baby stuff pampers, wipes, baby formal, fruits, juice, clothes, shoes ect. If she has to visit the clinic, I would have to provide the taxi fare.<\/p>

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I used to give my wife the monies to buy whatever my daughter needs, sometimes I would give her $200 In a week in addition to buying clothes and other essential items like a case of pampers and wipes and I always want my daughter to have the best.<\/p>\n

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After I moved out last July I was still supporting my daughter on a regular basis buying all of her essentials plus clothes and shoes and still giving my wife monies for my daughter ( I have documentations and receipts to prove this).<\/p>\n

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Last October, she made an application in the court for me to pay $150 every week in child maintenance bearing in mind she has been unemployed for the past 3 years and I have been going above and beyond ensuring my daughter needs for nothing.<\/p>\n

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We went to the hearing this morning and both of us represented ourselves and I want to say that I was very disappointed in how the matter was handle the Magistrate made and order that the $150 comes out of salary every week despite the fact that I’ve been consistently supporting my child from day one and I believe that a lot of women out there are abusing the court system just because they want the money or because they want to punish the fathers.<\/p>\n

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It puts a stigma on men when their taken to court for child maintenance because once a man’s is taken to court everyone believes your a bad father and alot of times that’s not the case.<\/p>\n

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I think the court needs to be fair in looking at the facts when dealing with these cases and not just go off what the woman is saying.<\/p>\n

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I have all my receipts and documentation to prove that I have been supporting and maintaining my daughter but the only thing the Magistrate seem to care about today is that she thinks I can afford to pay $150 per week not taking in to consideration I have another child which I support along with my rent and all my other personal expenses.<\/p>\n

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Lastly I would like to say there are a lot of men out there that are suffering silently with no one to really advocate for us all while been scorned by society we need a fair court system where the evidence is being look at and a determination is been made base on the facts rather than what the woman says…heartbroken and suffering in silence.<\/p>\n

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