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Originally Posted by Brutha  When the child is underage the mother represents the interests of the child and can therefore demand money from the father to be able to provide for the child's well being. |
I think this is the root of the problem. The child certainly has the right to be cared for. Does the mother, however, truly have the right to demand money from the father? If the mother gives the father no input in whether she keeps the child, etc. then why should the mother not be held fully responsible for supporting the child? If we assume that the custodial parent has the burden of supplying support, then by the mother demanding money from the father she is acting on behalf of her interest (to not have to pay as much to care for her child), not the child's.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that we need to separate child's rights and mother's rights in the discussion. I doubt anyone would argue against the child's right to receive the necessary report. The argument seems to be whether or not the mother has the right to refuse to provide the complete support, and instead demand that the father provide part of that support.