A man who was taken to court last year over child support is commending the judge for the order that was made in the case.

He said he believes that all fathers should maintain their children, even if they are separated from the mothers.

According to him, it was greed on the part of his child's mother that he was summoned to court, because he made sure that every month he lodged money to the mother's account.

"Some of my friends said that I was stupid when I told them that every month I lodged $30,000 in a bank account for my child," the father said.

"The account belongs to my son's mother, but I think that my child should get the best care. Last year, I was at my business place when I got a summons to attend court.

"When I went to court, my child's mother, was demanding $40,000 monthly for our child who is two years old. I told the judge that I was not prepared to give her an increase, because the $30,000 was more than enough to take care of my son.

"I explained to the judge that, when there were medical expenses, I paid them. I told the judge that I was prepared to pay school fees for my son when he starts going to school.

all kinds of excuses

"My son was born in August 2009 and, six months after he was born, his mother broke off the relationship with me. She did not give me any reason for her decision, and when I asked her the reason, she said she just wanted to move on with her life. She does not want me to see my son and gives me all kinds of excuses.

" The judge did not give her the increase she was seeking. She is a nurse and her mother takes care of the child when she is at work. I am glad she took me to court, because when I told the judge that she was depriving me of seeing my son, the judge made an order for me to have visitation rights to my child. I have to commend the judge, because my child's mother is a very heartless woman."

The fact that your son's mother was preventing you from seeing your son, you could have taken her to court to get visitation rights to your son.

Resident magistrates and judges of the Family Court have wide powers under the Maintenance Act to make orders that are in the best interests of a child.