Wait For It...
The last couple of months have been trying, to say the least. In early March, I went to court in a child support case, the outcome of which consisted of the presiding judge imputing an income to me which I no longer have in order to pay my child's father an astronomical monetary amount. Though he could also work to make financial contributions, he cited disability and a welfare case as justifications to bleed my bank account to supply his. Though I don't dispute the need for my financial support of our daughter since she resides with him in a different county, I do disagree with a system that breaks one parent to pay the other, especially when both parents are able to work. I believe in an empowerment model, one that rules in favor of both parents, not just one, working hard to provide for children. I believe that we're all given a measure of gifting, talent, and skill, and it's up to us, individually, to do better, grow deeper, and become self-sustaining. ...
