3:59pm Thursday 11th February 2010
By Harjit Sarang
Those 15 minutes in the broom cupboard (or was it on the stairs?) cost Boris a fortune. If you father a child, you pay for the child. In fairness, many do. However for those who don’t, the financial obligation is whether you are named as father on the birth certificate or not. Paternity tests are ordered and solicitors duly instructed. It’s a simple process. The financial obligation will be around 15% of your net income including bonuses etc. until the child attains majority. You may also be asked to pay a lump sum for pregnancy related costs and eventually possibly housing for the child. Wait, it doesn’t end there, a good family law solicitor will negotiate a generous carer’s allowance so that the mother and child are kept in acceptable accommodation plus school fees, medical insurance and holiday allowances. The fathers rarely put up a fight in negotiations because court proceedings are costly, time consuming and not always discrete. It does take two to tango and one is mindful of the fact that the lady could have targeted the wealthy male for the purposes of fathering her child. However, it then becomes about what the child needs and what the mother needs to raise the child in a reasonable standard of living. If you have a family, will you inform your family about this child? Will the child approach your family him/herself? Will your mistress approach your wife? How will you explain the missing income? What if she has twins!!! Best regards, Harjit Sarang
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