but if he's from hell, he might do more harm than good.But seriously,not all men deserve or are fit to be fathers.In some cases the father is better left unknown,so I would have to disagree with you there booty.Fathers are important no doubt, but what kind of character is he showing to get up an leave and not give a damn about the innocent child .I think one would be in the wrong for trying to force responsibility of being a father on someone.(not saying they shouldnt pay support,being a father is more than that).some children shouldnt know their fathers, because they are the ones that cause the child heart ache an give them false hope and make false promises because they feel forced to be there which ends up having a negative effect on a child.

yea you do have a point. The lieing saga is never the way to go.It would really depend on the case of child neglect to really make a hard decision like taking away fatherly priviledeges.theres no hard an fast rule.