[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by ktsnake
It's not even from a religious standpoint -- I mean, why the heck would anyone want kids outside of a marriage? It seems incredibly selfish to me. Parents should be focused on providing their kids with the best home possible, and I don't care how much we think we've "progressed" as a society -- 2 parent homes are ideal. Purposely bringing a kid into a 'less than ideal' situation is selfish and wrong. I'm not suggesting abortion as an alternative (unless that's what floats your boat) but don't go get knocked up just to have someone to talk to...



I'm not that cynical yet. Paternity and child support collection can pay the bills -- they don't bring in the big bucks, but they'll keep the rent paid. Paternity cases can actually be pretty darned contentious (therefore lucrative). I'm a legal assistant in a practice that handles quite a bit of family law right now and I'm learning a lot. I know exaclty how the bills get paid, and yes, those eminent domain six-figure fees are nice, but they don't come as often as the paternity/child support collection/divorce cases do.

As far as bitter/hating my job, no, despite the fact that I recognize that I'll make a lot of money doing this once I get that bar card, I also really enjoy helping these folks out -- even in my current underling/serviant role.

I'm going to do a little volunteer work this summer for Oklahoma DHS, so I should get a lot more experience with these kids from defunct homes -- I'll be doing first interviews after the kids are picked up, and I'll be doing kinship placement assessments... looks to be interesting stuff.

ktsnakes on a plane. you still didn't answer my question.