Fathers who stay actively involved in their children's lives make a positive difference in their children's futures. Studies show that children who are abandoned by their fathers face a greater risk of failure in school, drug abuse, suicide, juvenile delinquency and crime than do those children who have had the support and guidance of their fathers. Even when children are unable to live with their fathers, they still require the emotional and psychological security which fathers provide. Mothers and fathers have different gifts to give to their children and one parent can never replace the other. Having the love of both parents provides a stabilizing environment for children - a necessity in growing up feeling wanted and safe.
Every child deserves that start in life.
One of the responsibilities of my office is to collect child support checks for kids. However, child support is much more than a check. Child support is love and emotional support. It is parents forming a partnership to raise their children - whether or not they reside in the same household. It is a child waking up every day without having to question the love and involvement of both parents.