Should men have to pay child support for children born out of wedlock?

If they fathereed the child - yes!

Yes they should because that woman didn't get pregnant by herself.

Yes!

Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes!!!!!!

Definitely!!

Sure do.

Yes!

Yes.

Yes

I think in any circumstance, a man and or woman (whoever has custody vice versa) needs to pay child supports

Yes!

If it's your child, you should be taking care of it, whether it be the mother or the father. It can't starve just because you're not married to it's other parent.

Oh hell yes!

Definately yes!

No debate here ... definitely YES!

Yes, he should. It takes two to tango and so he needs to be a responsible partner.

Babies don't get made by one parent or the other...both parents should own up to the responsibility and be just that, parents. If not by the actions of parenting, at least by financial support.

Absolutely and without a question--YES!

Ok...can I throw a "circumstance" in here?
Say a women skips a pill or two because the guy is leaving and she wants him to stay.....he doesn't stay but supports her, goes to dr visits,etc.....this isn't good enough for her.... she has the baby, calls him to come to the hospital(after baby is a couple hours old... to see his child and sign paternity papers....he spends two days bonding with his child....mother leaves the hospital and moves in with parents, changes her phone number, has the guy blackballed from the gated neighborhood where she is living, and tells him he can't see his child at all and doesn't call or have anymore contact till dad pays for a lawyer and takes her to court to get to see his child(mind you the child support indictment shows up 3 days after the paternity papers are signed, but dad has to fight for 2 months in court)

In other words if the custodial parent refuses to allow the other parent any contact(and not for saftey reasons, but out of spite), should he/she still have to pay support while he's fighting for his right to be a part of the childs life?

Personally I think non custodial parents should pay support in most cases, but I think if one parent is refusing to allow the noncustodial parent any right to be a part of that childs life(except in cases of abuse/endangerment)then they shouldn't be held responsible until they can be a part of that childs life. This does not count if there are circumstances such as abuse, neglect, or the noncustodial doesn't WANT contact, or refuses contact.

There is absolutely no difference with the child being born from marriage or wedlock. The way I see it, is the second that zipper comes down - he is in agreement to accept responsibility should something happen just as much as the woman and should do so.

YES!! They should expect to pay support every time they have sex.

I have a circumstance too where I don't think they should. On The View was a man who was told that his girlfriend could NOT have children. They used protection for awhile but then stopped. He told her he never wanted children. He must pay child support even though he wants nothing to do with this child.

99% of the time my answer is Yes they should pay, but there are a few cases where the answer is no. I don't think married or not is the issue though at all.

As far as I am concerned, there is no situation or circumstance that warrants a man not paying child support for his child. He chose to have sex. That makes him responsible. If he doesn't want to be responsible, then he shouldn't have sex or he should have a vasectomy or at the very least, wear a condom. It is not a legitimate excuse that she said she couldn't get pregnant or that he said he didn't want kids. I guess the only excuse would be if it was a boy and he had sex forced on him by an adult woman.

I disagree. Many woman lie about what is going on. The situation I used they were using protection and she got pregnant after saying she couldn't. I do not believe the man should be punished for that. 99% of the time it is both people's decision but there have been woman who put holes in condoms/lied about being on birth control. If a man lied to a woman that way should would be furious too.

I think sometimes men get the short end of the stick because they often have NO choice once the woman is pregnant. He must pay. She "could" have an abortion without his consent even if he didn't believe in it and would take the child. Men don't have that luxury. Why do men have NO say in anything once the woman is pregnant. I think it's time that laws are revamped so that men are included in many decisions they are not. He must pay even if she doesn't allow him to see the child and things too.
JMO

Yes, he should still have to pay. It's not about the mother or how petty she is, it is about doing the right thing for your child. I realize that not all moms are responsible and that not all the money goes to the kid, and the system isn't perfect, but that doesn't change the fact that the man (or non custodial parent) should do what is right and try to provide for the child. Let's face it, if a mom is going to pull this sh*t, then the child will have a hard enough time in life, without the dad refusing to send support to boot.

I agree totally! Why should the woman be held more responsible than the man? He was willing and was aware of the chance he was taking having sex, and there is NO BIRTH CONTROL that is 100%. If he is a grown man and definitely does not want kids, then HE needs to make sure HE is taking the action NOT to get anyone pregnant.
No matter what the mom said or did, or didn't say or do, he still needs to be responsible. PERIOD. No child should suffer or do without because they were the result of an unplanned or unwanted or unexpected pregnancy. I don't see any gray area here at all. If the dad or non custodial parent doesn't pay support, then the child potentially misses out on what he or she needs. And let's face it, these men/non-custodial parents are not victims.

Surely you don't really think that taking care of one's own child is truly punishment?