In a different thread, bronzie pointed out an observation that many women in the DR do not take the father of the child to court for child support.
I have noticed this as well, even with fathers that seem to have decent jobs. If the father is still in the neighborhood, they might give a Birthday gift and Christmas gift - but they never pay for anything else.
Is it a cultural issue that I do not understand as to why they do not want to fight for child support money.
(And - I do not mean to generalize - I know there are some good Dominican men who support their children who live with their ex-wives. But it does seem odd that so many Dominican men do so very little for their children from a previous relationship.)
Help me understand the logic, if there is any...
I have noticed this as well, even with fathers that seem to have decent jobs. If the father is still in the neighborhood, they might give a Birthday gift and Christmas gift - but they never pay for anything else.
Is it a cultural issue that I do not understand as to why they do not want to fight for child support money.
(And - I do not mean to generalize - I know there are some good Dominican men who support their children who live with their ex-wives. But it does seem odd that so many Dominican men do so very little for their children from a previous relationship.)
Help me understand the logic, if there is any...
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