SonsofWorvan

This is bullshit. Why does everyone just assume this guy is a nice person and a good father who deserves to see his kid? Is it not possible that he was horrible to his wife and terrible to his kid when he was around? Or perhaps he has other crimes to which he hasn't admitted?

I see a ton of projection going on here. People who are projecting their custody issues and challenges on to OP and then believing that he is as good as they are. Sad. The fact is this guy didn't pay his child support and the court likely had good reason to deny custody of his child 9 years ago. Perhaps, he abandoned the kid and later decided he wanted back into the kid's life.

The point is: We don't know. We just have OP's side. I'm sure his wife has a completely different take on everything. It's like everyone thinks he wouldn't just go on the Internet and bend the truth to make himself feel better.

Why did Hubbard invent Scientology in your opinion? Is it simply a grab for money and power or do you believe high-ranking members truly believe in it?

Yes, you are 100 percent correct. Some "craft" distillers are even more shiftier. They buy a base spirit, put some botanicals into it for a few days and then re-distill it. I don't have a huge problem with that per se because alcohol is alcohol at the chemical level, but I hate it when they use the terms artisan or craft to describe it. A real artisan would make their own alcohol through fermentation, not re-distill a neutral spirit they added some different flavors to.

There's always money in the banana stand.

I suppose. Unless you're the kid who has to go without clothes, shoes, food, etc. I'm not saying he deserves prison time for it. I'm all for garnishing wages though. Really, I'd just prefer he pay it. He doesn't deserve prison, but I'm not surprised the judge didn't give him custody or visitation. He seems like a pretty clear case of an unfit parent to me.