SceneSurgeHQ (@_FarmercistP_)

Judge: Ma'am, let me get this straight. You're asking this court to order your former boyfriend to pay child support? Lady: Yes, Your Honor. He should take responsibility. Judge: Responsibility for whose child? Lady: My child, Your Honor. Judge: Is he the biological father? Lady: No, but we were together when I got pregnant. Judge: I'm sorry… what? Lady: We were dating at the time. I believe he should help me raise the child. Judge: You believe? Ma'am, did he father this child? Lady: I don't know who the father is. Judge: You don't know who the father is, but you know who you want to pay? Lady: Your Honor, he was my boyfriend. He was supposed to be there for me. Judge: Being your boyfriend does not automatically make him the father of your child. Did he agree to adopt the child? Lady: No. Judge: Did he sign any legal document accepting parental responsibility? Lady: No, but I thought he would stand by me. Judge: Standing by you and being legally responsible for a child are two entirely different things. You cannot simply walk into this courtroom and nominate your ex-boyfriend as the father because you don't know who the biological father is. Lady: So you're saying he has no responsibility at all? Judge: I'm saying you need to establish a legal basis for that responsibility. A relationship is not a paternity test, ma'am! Lady: But I need financial support! Judge: And I understand that. But the court cannot turn your former boyfriend into a father simply because the actual father is unknown. Lady: This is unfair! Judge: What's unfair is expecting someone to pay for a child he did not father, without a legal basis. Court is adjourned!