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Guy Wants a Break on Child Support—for 30 Kids

Minimum wage earner gives some of his kids' moms just $1.49 per month

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff | Suggested by browzman

Posted May 20, 2012 10:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – Move over, Jon and Kate. Time to retire, Duggar family. Because Desmond Hatchett has you all beat—he has 30 children, courtesy of 11 different women. And as the 33-year-old Tennessee man earns just minimum wage, he's asking the courts to give him a break on his child support payments, reports Yahoo!'s Sideshow blog. But with so many children, some of his babymamas get as little as $1.49 per month, so the court doesn't have a ton of room to help him. After getting in legal trouble for not paying support in 2009, Hatchett, who then had 21 children, promised a court that he would stop having children. He apparently hasn't tried very hard, and has since upped his count by nine.

Desmond Hatchett, a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children, is asking the courts for a break on child support.
Desmond Hatchett, a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children, is asking the courts for a break on child support.   (KIDgrownup)
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JT119
Oct 23, 2012 7:35 AM CDT
"as the 33-year-old Tennessee man earns just minimum wage," How much does e give each child per week, seven dollars and twenty five cents ?
teamhoneybadger
May 22, 2012 6:19 AM CDT
No.  Fuck you.  Have another kid, and we might just start taking shit back.
Just_Dave
May 21, 2012 7:16 AM CDT
Don't know if anyone pointed out the main difference between the gentleman in the article and The Duggars or Jon and Kate....but the Duggars and Jon and Kate are financially self sufficient.  They pay their own way and contribute to the tax base. Maybe this guy can get a reality show to improve his financial position.
 

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