Good. Why shouldn’t he pay!

Well, support is not calculated by the age of the father. It is calculated by a certain percentage of salary in each state. In NY it is 25% of salary, regardless of age, for two children.

Well, I’m not sure what the percentage is in Alaska. He has a child, he better get a job. Nineteen is an adult, and he needs to take on his responsibilities as does the child’s mother. Their baby days are over, they have a child they are responsible for. Get a job and support your child. IMO, $18,000 is not alot of money and that “silly cover” earned him a good deal. If invested correctly, he could be earning on the earnings from the cover.

If he’s stupid enough to blow through $100,000, then I don’t know what to say. He’s 19, he’s not a kid, but a grown man. He also earned royalties from other sources and $18,000 alone from a construction company job. The man is earning money and hiding it. That’s wrong. A judge looks at income before they order support. A judge wouldn’t have made the order if the man could not pay that. The judge will order according to income. Example: Regardless of age, if a judge has proof of income, and the percentage is 17% for one child, he/she will order 17%. If the proof of income is $200,000, you pay 17% of that. If the proof of income is $20,000, you pay 17% of that. So, obviously, if the support is equaling $18,000, the judge has proof in his/her hands he can pay that, thereby, ordering the payment. One is a legal adult at age 18. We aren’t discussing a child, but a man.

I disagree. If people stopped referring to them as boys, but instead as the men they are, they would finally grow up. Generations past were much more mature. There are reasons for this. Society and their families did not baby them to death, nor did they refer to them as children. They had certain expectations and responsibilities. They had confidence. They thought of themselves as adults. They called themselves adults. If anyone had called my mother or myself a girl at age 19, it would be considered an insult. We considered ourselves women. We acted like women. Socety has to stop babying and pittying and let people grow up and take responsibility for their own actions. He should pay and I don’t feel sorry for him being ordered to pay. She too should take on her half of the responsibilities.

My mom was engaged at age 18 and married at age 19. The last things she called herself was a girl.

Again, years ago at age 19, men were mature just like women were. Again, support is ordered by income. If someone earns 5 million a year, then 17% of 5 million is the amount the will pay. Who is to say what is enough to raise a child and what is excessive. That’s personal choice. To the person earning 5 million, good for them. To the child receiving 17% of 5 million, good for them.

I understand that, obviously. And I’m stating my personal opinion.