E. Children of criminal parents. F. Children of welfare clients. When a person illegally or accidentally causes another person to lose his earning power, such as in an automobile accident, the tortfeasor does not have to pay percentage of his gross or net income for the victim's children, to the limit of his liability for the accident or injury. Since two smaller households cannot be maintained for the cost of the original undivided household, the father, paying out enough to maintain the wife and children in the style to which they are accustomed, winds up with a lower standard of living-a clear denial of the equal protection of the law for him. It cannot be said that these denials of equal protection are justified by society's interest in protecting the best interest of the children of divorce, and therefore the quidelines are repugnant to the Constitution.
Society has a great interest in the well being of all children.
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