Tag Archives: child support
Fick* of the Month: Tea Party Congressman Joe Walsh
Freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill) is a vocal Tea Party champion dedicated to fiscal responsibility, meeting obligations, protecting the future for our children, and living within our means. How does he reconcile these values with the fact that he owes $117,437 in child support to his ex-wife and three children? Continue reading
Trapped in “The Ethics Zone”
Roy Thomas is the hapless victim of a false accusation, crushed by a brutal law that will allow the individual at fault not only to benefit as a result, but to suffer no negative consequences at all for her actions. When law and happenstance collide to create injustice, only intervention by someone with courage and principle can set things right. Unfortunately, in the harsh dimension that has ensnared Roy Thomas, there is no such hero, no such rescue. Continue reading
In Search of Accountability, Fairness, Justice and a Champion: the Unending Persecution of Anthony Graves
In the state that gave us the Alamo, are their no heroes left to fight for a wronged man? Continue reading
The “Baby Emma” Saga Revisited: The Core Issue
When the mother of the child an unmarried father co-created with her decides that she doesn’t want to/ can’t raise the child and doesn’t trust the father to raise her, is it ethical to put said child up for adoption without notifying or consulting the father? Continue reading
Love Isn’t Enough: the “Baby Emma” Saga
Yes, I feel sorry for John Wyatt, Baby Emma’s betrayed father, but not that sorry. Love is wonderful, but love without responsibility is a ticking bomb. Continue reading
Incompetent Advice from “The Ethicist”
Cohen’s response to the questioner is worse than his typical periodic gaffes. In this case, he has misappropriated the role of the courts, instigated the breach of an agreement, rationalized theft, and and more—all without having enough facts to make such a risky recommendation. Continue reading
Child Support Enforcement Is Not Unethical
It is unusual to see a woman defending non-payment of child support, but that is just what blogger Elaine Doxie does in a recent post. She argues that enforcing child support may be unethical when the non-paying parent has legitimate reasons for non-payment. Her arguments that child support enforcement can be unethical show a serious misunderstanding of what an obligation is. Continue reading
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