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Re: If a man fathers a child through rape, should he have visitation or custody right
I see what you're saying, but there's no legal foundation for it. Identifying the father of a child legally isn't about the rights of the mother. Child support isn't about the rights of the mother, it's about the welfare of the child. All through this thread people seem to be forgetting that the child is a person.
My understanding is that if a woman refuses to name the father then he's off the hook unless he seeks a relationship with the child, which is pretty unlikely in the case of violent rape.
But make no mistake about it, if a child is conceived by rape and the father is still in the picture, as is often the case with statutory rape, then he'll be tapped for the child support, even if he is the victim of the rape. And, again, that's not about being unfair to the father. It's about the needs of the child.
It is impossible to be a father via rape. Being a father ain't about sperm cells.
I see what you're saying, but there's no legal foundation for it. Identifying the father of a child legally isn't about the rights of the mother. Child support isn't about the rights of the mother, it's about the welfare of the child. All through this thread people seem to be forgetting that the child is a person.
My understanding is that if a woman refuses to name the father then he's off the hook unless he seeks a relationship with the child, which is pretty unlikely in the case of violent rape.
But make no mistake about it, if a child is conceived by rape and the father is still in the picture, as is often the case with statutory rape, then he'll be tapped for the child support, even if he is the victim of the rape. And, again, that's not about being unfair to the father. It's about the needs of the child.