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A deadbeat dad is a pejorative term (primarily U.S.) that refers to a father who has left his children in the care of their mother but refuses or cannot pay court-ordered child support, or monetary payments meant to go toward the welfare of the children. Many observers blame the court system for allowing such occurrences to happen because of the bias of families courts and the misandry of such laws that allow the state to jail innocent men just because they can't afford to pay |
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Many U.S. states have passed "deadbeat dad laws" that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state to use its information to find the "deadbeat dad" and call him to account for his actions. |
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Deadbeat Dad can also refer to a father who lives with the rest of his family, but abdicates some, if not all, parental duty. |
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Revision as of 02:42, 22 August 2005
A deadbeat dad is a pejorative term (primarily U.S.) that refers to a father who has left his children in the care of their mother but refuses to pay court-ordered child support, or monetary payments meant to go toward the welfare of the children. Many observers blame the complexities of the court system for allowing such occurrences to happen, for it is difficult for a mother to successfully force the father to pay child support, because the father can easily avoid the payments. Such practices have been declared illegal in all fifty U.S. states.
Many U.S. states have passed "deadbeat dad laws" that allows the Department of Motor Vehicles in the state to use its information to find the "deadbeat dad" and call him to account for his actions.
Deadbeat Dad can also refer to a father who lives with the rest of his family, but abdicates some, if not all, parental duty.
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