Does the gov't have the right to make the father pay child support, if everything is 50/50 with the mother?

Question

I completely understand why child support exists, but what if the parents (whom were never married and are not together) share cost and living as equally as possible. Does the government have the right to make the father pay child support?

Answer 1

If the mother files for welfare benefits, then absolutely the governement will pursue the man for his share according to the law in whatever state you reside in.

If you want to keep the matter between you and "the father", then never file for government benefits!

Answer 2

If both parents agree that no child is owed and a judge signs off on the agreement knowing full well that such an agreement is in the best interest of the child, then NOBODY, not even the government, has the right to force a parent to pay more than what is ordered in the divorce/child support decree.

Answer 3

Child support began, as so many modern institutions did, with an idea that became popular because it made most people feel virtuous. That "feeling of virtuousness" is, in fact, sanctimony - a psychological force that derives its power from a deficit of intelligence in the average human. But child support is a lot like the RICO laws. Both were presented to the public as a good and necessary thing, and both were, in fact, bids for increased social dominance by corrupt and tyrannical federal authorities.

In fact, child support does not have to exist. It could be made unnecessary, for example, by always awarding child custody to the parent best financially able to raise the child, and making the costs of doing so his (or her) sole responsibility. The other parent would then be in the position of offering to "buy" rights from the custodial parent, such as visitation rights, but would not be obligated to do so. The only exception would be when the financially most able parent were a criminal whose custody of the child would be a clear and present danger to the child. At once, this new way of doing things would make child support laws unnecessary and would deprive the government of one of the tools in its legal arsenal for pushing people around.

Answer 4

Yes and No, if the mother is on any form of assistance or the child is on any form of assistance, then yes the father must pay support. The only real way for this to happen with no support, is if they are never married and both financially well off enough to never be involved in the system. In most states, it don't matter what the excuse or wealth is, a father must pay to support the child even if the mother don't want the money. In that case she can give it to the father on visitation day, or start a bank account for the child.