Topic : 12/25 Parent Trap

I am utterly disgusted by the conduct of Maria.  Fraud is a crime - is it not?!?  How is it in this day in age a woman can get away with this - where are the rights of the man?  How is it that a man can be deceived for years and then held accountable for paying for a child that is not his?  Maria is a despicable woman and should be ashamed of herself.  I feel no remorse for her whatsoever.  She is the one who created all of this drama!!  Dr. Phil is right - Enrique is a victim as well as Selena.  Maria has done an unspeakable amount of harm to her daughter!!  It should be noted that Enrique was also incredibly inappropriate with the way he handled the situation.  I understand his anger - however - it was NEVER Selena's fault and he should have never taken out his anger on her! 

As far as Gloria Allred - she is completely out of line.  She stated that the REAL issue is men who do not pay child support for their children - HELLO?!  Did she know what the topic of the show was?  The issue is the fact that men are being deceived and made to believe that they are the father of a child that is truly not theirs!  Ms. Allred clearly has issues with men and instead of seeing the situation for what it truly is - she is clouded by her own personal issues!

I hope this show is a catalyst for developing legislation that protects a man from paternity fraud!!

I disagree with Dr. Phil today.  He has the same mind set as that crazy lawer.  I agree with the man who unfairly had to pay child support for 11 years.  If the law is based on the children only, then crazy sluts are going to get themselves impregnated by rich me; hell why not make a career out of it! An adult has more than a child; thus, an adult has more to lose.  Children are very resilient.  The victimized father on the show was once a child; he is an important person as well.  The win-win situation is for the father to keep his personal ties with his non-biological daughter, but why should he pay for something that he is a victim for.  Send the lieing mother to jal.  Well, just joking, that wouldnt be fair to the kids; or keep the jail time short and let the father rekindle his personal relationship that the mother skrewed up.

My husband is currently a victim of paternity fraud, and we are trying our hardest to rectify this and stop the child support.  His ex-girlfriend claimed that he is the father without a DNA test.  There is no proof of paternity and his name is not on the birth certificate.  But, somehow her case worker at social services managed to begin to take child support out of his paycheck without even notifying him.  Because he's in the military, there was virtually nothing that he could do at the time except wait until he returned from overseas.  He was then locked out of the caseworker's office.  My husband has never even met this child!  We've only been married one year, and he's been paying for four years now.  These deceitful women and those who represent them need to be held accountable.  My husband is a good man who doesn't deserve this.  However, there's no assistance out there for men who are victims of paternity fraud.  Well, I didn't think there was until I watched today's episode.  Laws need to be changed, and women need to be able to prove through DNA that a father is in fact the father before child support is taken from the wrong man.  Women who have gotten away with paternity fraud, need to be ordered to pay back every cent to the men who paid child support for a child that is not theirs. 

I know this is just a rant, but I am SO grateful that Dr. Phil had the courage to broadcast this issue to the nation.  It is about time that someone tells the truth about what is really happening.

Kristy

    I agree the mother has fault in this situation.  However the father was dead wrong in leaving his daughter that is right his daughter for 10 years.  I am a father of a 10 year old little girl and I only get to see my daughter every other weekend.  I travel over 380 miles Friday night after work to see her and have to travel over 380 miles back  Sunday night so I can go back to work, I have done this for over 5 years.   I would not miss a weekend with her even if I had to walk.  If  I found out after this long she was not mine by having intercourse that would not change my heart or my mind that she is my daughter and what both parents did to this little girl is without question cruel.  It is two people only thinking of themselves. This little girl deserved better like most children do in this world that are mistreated. This really has upset me because people only care about the money and themselves.   

    This is a little off the subject but I have a problem with a man who calls themselves a dad when they never spend anytime with there children even if they do pay support. I know quite a few situations where the man has paid support and live within 10 miles of there children and not seen them but a few times a year.  You are not a dad you are a sperm donor.  Big difference and if you do not believe me ask a child of a dad who spends time with them and ask the same questions to one that does not.

As a woman with 2 children , who raised them alone without ANY kind of help from their father , finanically or emotionally. I can not believe that a woman could keep that kind of secert for so long !!! It is a wonder the GUILT did not eat her up ?  I am owed $16,200.00 in back child support. When we divorced 17 years ago, said "he was not gonna pay me" and that I would come back , or I would end up one Welfare!

I went back to school , and became a Certifed  Correctional Officer, and supported and took care of my kids. The point is I have been fighting the system for years over child support , they do nothing ! I think I have the solution to part of this problem.

When a woman gives birth to a child the do all kinds of tests and for boys the usually circumsise them .

Why not do a DNA and those that are a match , sign the birth certificate and those that arent , It would then known from the start of life , and these women who are keeping secerts, might be more apt to tell the truth.

I whole heartedly believe that men should support and take care of THEIR kids , but come on there are some women that are Worse than men when it comes to cheating !!!!