10-30-2012, 02:21 PM
Ah, now I got a better picture, thanks for the link.
Forcing the victim of a rape to have further contact with the rapist feels incredibly coldhearted and unjust.
I can't understand why the guy isn't in jail, but I don't know enough about the case to pass judgment.
I have a "legal" question - in the text it is mentioned that the mother would prefer restitution over child support - is that even a real option? Surely, 18 yrs of child support would be a larger sum than a one-time restitution, right? Plus - at least over here, technically, child support is bound to be spent for the child, whereas restitution does not have any restrictions, is that true for the US? If that is the case, then the child's best interest would be to get child support, not a fixed one-time-payment, imo.
Forcing the victim of a rape to have further contact with the rapist feels incredibly coldhearted and unjust.
I can't understand why the guy isn't in jail, but I don't know enough about the case to pass judgment.
I have a "legal" question - in the text it is mentioned that the mother would prefer restitution over child support - is that even a real option? Surely, 18 yrs of child support would be a larger sum than a one-time restitution, right? Plus - at least over here, technically, child support is bound to be spent for the child, whereas restitution does not have any restrictions, is that true for the US? If that is the case, then the child's best interest would be to get child support, not a fixed one-time-payment, imo.