How our racist child support laws hurt poor, black fathers the most

By Collier Meyerson

During his senior year of high school, star quarterback Orenthius Perkins impregnated three young women from his hometown, a tiny place in Georgia called Forsyth. It all happened at once: Two of his daughters were born on the same day, and his son was born two months later. Perkins, who had won a football scholarship to Valdasta State, was 17 years old when he had to start paying child support.

“I wasn’t mentally ready,” he says. “I got put on child support for all three at one time.”

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Here are some more links regarding this topic:

Op-Ed: Why The Taboo Of Child Support And Black Families Still Sparks Heated Debates

https://www.bet.com/article/el75ph/op-ed-the-taboo-of-child-support

Child Support & It’s Affect on the Black Family https://theblackdetour.com/child-support-black-family/

Child Support Enforcement can hurt black, low-income, noncustodial fathers and their kids https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/child-support-enforcement-can-hurt-black-low-income-noncustodial-fathers-and-their-kids