Quote From: seenfff Definitely better than estimates. Again, thanks Karym.
I've gone as far as I can go in trying to explain why the connection of emotional issue would be better avoided. I'd reccommend checking out Opposing Viewpoints at this point. I'll be amazed if your hair doesn't stand on end. Mine did, and I think that you can agree. I'm not on the same side on this issue.
Karym, I consider you a leading authority since you've went through a similar situation. If you were divorced, ruled to pay child support. Are there laws setup for the situation? From what I can tell from reading, nope. You are however a bit of an authority on the topic.
I'm not sure if you've decided to ignore the question or simply over looked it. I really am highly interested in explaining the offense from earlier. If you want to ignore the question, this is the last I'll ask. Either way, I'll keep closer eye on my grammer use within that matter.
I never intend to ignore questions so if I had I apologize. There's so much information flying back and forth that it gets tough when you have a point to make that is one of a possible handful in the thread. I assume you're talking about the "he/she" comment.
I think I understood the context and I only point those things out because people of inter-sexed conditions do view certain words as slurs. The word "tranny" for instance conjures up negative stereotypes that really don't fit. After reading what you were trying to convey I honestly don't think it was done with intended malice.
While I don't consider myself an authority by any means I can relate things to my own circumstance and at times lay out answers that I do have experience in. Hence the monetary breakdown. Even for me some of my transition has been absorbed by my insurance and it is still and expensive process. I've spent close to $3000 in just facial hair removal by laser alone. Transition is not an easy path and this is one of the reasons it tends to rub me when people call it a choice without ever walking the path.
When i get chance I'll sit and do some research on the "opposing viewpoints". At times that can be a tough pill for me to swallow because I see such a change in the quality of my life in just a few short years. I'm seeing my own dysphoria slip away one day at a time now and I'm finally finding a sense of inner peace.
To answer your legal questions, I'm not well versed in law but I know of a few issues. First of all I find it hard to believe that any judge would remove child support responsibilities from a "biological" parent. In some instances I'm aware of heterosexual couples that have either married and took care of their spouses children or been lied too and found out that the child was not theirs. The judge still implemented child support based on past intent in the relationship even though the children weren't theirs.
As far as trans people go there have been cases either way with other issues. The law varies so much just state to state that it really depends on local laws. There was a case I read of not long ago where the marriage was nullified because the person had been born biological male and married as a female. In that case IIRC it was over insurance money in the death of a spouse. In another case a couple got divorced and the husband tried to invalidate the marriage due to the wife a trans-woman being born biological male to prevent alimony. The case went in favor of the wife and she was awarded the spousal support.
The point is that the law will only be relative to where you live and how it is interpreted by a judge.
(Original Air Date: 04/29/08) Christina, 21, and her younger sister, Carlie, 13, say they had a close relationship with their father, Michael, until two years ago when he decided to transition to a female. Michael was a police officer, soldier and loving parent who lived his life as a male for 40 years. Now, he wants his daughters to call him Mom, because he says Dad is gone, but they refuse. Michael, who prefers to be called Kayla, says she wants to explain to her daughters why she's living as a woman, but they've never given her the chance. The last time Christina saw her father was two years ago when he showed up at her work in lace and blue jeans to break the news that he's transgendered. When she sees Kayla onstage, does she greet her with open arms? Next, Carlie joins her sister and father. She says she wants her old dad back, but will she feel the same after seeing Kayla? Can the father-daughter bond be turned into a mother-daughter one? Be prepared for an emotional journey as two daughters struggle to understand how someone they say loved so much could hurt them so badly. Talk about the show here.
