Today’s political paradox:
Florida may become the 17th state to allow fathers to give up child-support and other legal responsibilities if DNA tests show they are not the genetic fathers of children born to their wives or partners. The measure has passed the State Senate and will now go before the House. As it stands, the Florida bill, unlike similar ones in other states, does not include a time frame in which fathers must seek paternity tests. This means that even if the father has raised the child for a number of years, he could still legally quit child support. Florida legislators also voted down an amendment that would have required courts to consider the best interests of the child before a father could end support.
Meanwhile, non-bio moms in Florida who want parental responsibilities can’t legally have them. This from the state run by Jeb Bush, part of the family that touts “family values” as a key part of its vision for the country.
