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arg · 12-01-2003, 12:34 PM

In the US, I gather alimony (spouse support, not child support) is increasingly rare, especially on more than a very temporary basis.

Child support is usually required whether the parents were married or not, so folks warning of marriage, you should really be avoiding unprotected sex. Marriage and divorce have their own issues, but they're independent of child support. A friend of mine has been in jail a few times for a kid he had out of wedlock when he was 18, and hasn't been allowed to see for 8 years, because he's always behind in payments. And that does screw up your employability. He's largely to blame for not getting his s**t together more, but my point is that it can happen whether you marry or not.

12-01-2003, 12:34 PM
arg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,164	In the US, I gather alimony (spouse support, not child support) is increasingly rare, especially on more than a very temporary basis. Child support is usually required whether the parents were married or not, so folks warning of marriage, you should really be avoiding unprotected sex. Marriage and divorce have their own issues, but they're independent of child support. A friend of mine has been in jail a few times for a kid he had out of wedlock when he was 18, and hasn't been allowed to see for 8 years, because he's always behind in payments. And that does screw up your employability. He's largely to blame for not getting his s**t together more, but my point is that it can happen whether you marry or not.