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3 Tennessee men fathered 78 children, paying little child support

by theGrio | June 15, 2012 at 12:09 PM
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Three West Tennessee men have allegedly fathered 78 children with 46 different women, all while trying to pay the least amount of child support they can. These men are now being put under pressure by the law to take responsibility for their actions. The Daily Mail reports:

Three men in Tennessee have notched up a staggering 78 children by 46 different women between them – and are doing their best to squirm out of paying for a single one.

Terry Turnage has 23 children with 17 different women, while Richard M. Colbert has 25 children with 18 women. But Desmond Hatchett takes the record with 30 children with 11 women.

On rare occasions, they pay a few dollars to the long-suffering mothers but mostly leave the state to pick up the slack – while one eludes his responsibilities altogether thanks to a stint in prison.

The latest deadbeat dad to emerge from the state is Turnage, who was summoned before a judge over child support payments for his 23 kids by 17 different women – but didn’t show up to court.

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