[mytailorisrich]

> child support is based on the paradigm of a traditional stay at home mom who never worked and who will never work,

Not at all.

It's based on the belief that children are the responsibility of both parents. If the children live with one parent it is therefore believed that the other parent should still contribute to the costs, which sounds fair and sensible to me.

> Add to this the fact that to get out of the institution of marriage; two lawyers are needed

The same lawyer cannot represent opposed parties for obvious reasons...

[tomjen3]

Child support is not legally required to be used on the child.

[ODWms]

Hence the increasing reluctance for men to get involved in the ridiculousness.