DD: "the LOP [Little Ozzie Pension] has not been effected by child support since 1993"

And the scheme commenced in 1988. Do try to maintain some grasp on reality, mate.

Country Gal,

'unnecessary grief (and could cause relationship breakup - generally not in best interests of anyone)'

Hahaha. That's hilarious. Yes, if your wife has had an affair and the children are not yours, it's better not to know.

Divorce Doctor, did you actually read any of the previous threads properly? Read them again before going off on some diatribe please.

The irrational anti-women bias by some on OLO is a real concern.

"Hahaha. That's hilarious. Yes, if your wife has had an affair and the children are not yours, it's better not to know."

- better for the man financially: a two-parent family is cheaper to run than two single-parent families
- better for the kids: have a father figure in their lives and reasonable emotional stability
- better for mum?? questionable - there's having to live with the guilt which cant be healthy in the longer-term, or anxiety that she will be found out and left destitute.

My personal ethics say - DONT CHEAT in the first place. But trying to provide a balance to the argument about truth no matter what the consequence. Personally I've told the truth in many situations with the potential to leave me much worse off, but I recognise that this isnt black and white and the truth isnt always in the best or even in anybodies interest. It all depends on individual circumstance, which is why I am against mandatory testing except where a financial claim is made.

DD not all of us have the time to read every piece of legislation - we give opinions (OLO) and rely on self-appointed experts to correct the line of debate if needed.

Steel, I am busy. I have much more important things to deal with than false allegations. If you wanted to act on an allegation against me, then fine I'll defend it, but have no time for whining finger-pointing when there is no intention to actually do anything about it.

Divorce Doctor

Please check your information before posting - you're giving incorrect information:

You said:
"the LOP [Little Ozzie Pension] has not been effected [sic] by child support since 1993 - like 15 years ago my friend" (Posted by Divorce Doctor, Monday, 30 June 2008 2:01:39 PM)

This is an abridged quote from Centrelink's website - Family Tax Benefit Part A (which most single parents receive)

"If you receive more than the base rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A, child support received above the maintenance income area will reduce Family Tax Benefit Part A by 50 cents in the dollar, until the base rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A is reached."

The link is here: http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/filestores/fpr006_0807/$file/fpr006_0807en.rtf

You really must get your facts straight, it must be embarrassing for you when you're an 'expert'.

“This is the very reason why every new-born child, mother and father, should be identified by the use of DNA to establish the true situation....”

Cuphandle, there's a small problem with that advice. If a DNA test reveals paternity fraud, the process still does not identify the biological father. As a result there needs to be some regulatory enforcement to ensure that the child’s biological father meets his financial commitments to the child. Why should the taxpayer or an innocent partner incur the cost of child-raising whilst the errant father remains off the hook?

Divorce Doctor. Let’s remember that not everyone is capable of being a father. History has proven this over the centuries where millions of single women have been ostracised and forced to give up their babies - "illegitimate children" or "bastards", as they were then so cruelly called.

In a past patriarchal society, an unmarried pregnant woman was scorned, because she was a threat to the “established order.” Therefore, in the days of secret adoption practices, an unmarried pregnant woman was relegated to the very bottom rung of society, just in case she was entertaining any ideas that a woman had any worth without a "gentleman" to legitimize her, and her baby.

Broadmeadow Babies Home was an orphanage in Australia up until 1970 and these orphan babies were used to test vaccines. This is confirmed at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.

Statistics reveal that since 1970 adoption has become increasingly rare. In 1971-72, ten thousand children were adopted. Since then the number of children adopted each year has dropped steadily to just 561 in 2001-02.

Yet the errant fathers continue to get their ends away before “shooting through,” abandoning the young unmarried mother who often lacks sufficient money to provide for herself and child.

It is not without shame that the State (despite its flawed legislation) must now provide for women to keep their children and enforce the proper financial provision from the current "254,000 deadbeat dads."

Therefore, Divorce Doctor, could you please stop ya sookin' and reflect on this unprecedented dilemma?