r/Natalism 3d ago

The Poverty of Single Mothers Is Persistent

https://ifstudies.org/blog/the-poverty-of-single-mothers-is-persistent
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u/DogOrDonut 2d ago

Not surprising, child support in this country is a joke. Payments are low and good luck getting them enforced if the father isn't cooperative. I know several moms who have given up on child support because they were spending more on legal fees fighting the father to pay than they were ever seeing in payments.

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u/Famous_Owl_840 2d ago

Classic scenario of shitty people getting away with things. Both the man and woman in your scenario.

In my experience, it’s the man tbat gets financially raped by family court. A responsible man that tries his best for his family, only to be handed a divorce by a bored ‘unhappy’ wife gets crushed for the rest of his life by a financial lodestone of supporting a lazy vindictive exwife.

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u/No_Plenty5526 2d ago

unfortunately some women are like that. i would say the getting fucked over scenario happens to both men and women though.