How to Get Screwed

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Without every even screwing

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Paikin says it's especially tricky in cases where a father has raised a child thinking it was his, only to learn years later the child had a different father.

 

"Most men who have a relationship with their child don't think of their child in terms of DNA," she said. "The real issue in most of these cases is anger and money."

 

Tampa Police officer Michael Anderson understands that sentiment. He paid child support for more than 12 years -- a total outlay he says amounted to more than $80,000. But a DNA test after he and his wife divorced showed the daughter he thought was his was somebody else's.

 

He then separated himself and his feelings from the child.

 

"I stopped having a relationship with the girl right from the beginning, when I found out," he said. "It was hard, but I had to do it."

 

IMO, it should be up to the man - if he wishes to continue to support a child that he did not biologically father, good for him. I think this Michael Anderson guy is a bit of an ass - it's his WIFE'S fault, not the poor kid. Teaching a 12 year old "I don't love you because of your blood" is a horrid example to set.