True, only his financial needs were met but those were all the father could do under the circumstance. I am thinking there was some issue with him taking the boy to his home. I think it would be no better if he were meeting him at some place other than his home. I think it better to leave out the contact since otherwise it would serve the child no good. Now that he is an adult, I am not even sure it should be different.

Yes, he was sued but I am not sure he had to be sued. From the reports he gave in easily- I am thinking without much fuss. I could be wrong but the tone of the reports gave me that impression. In these affairs usually the mothers just go to court and for someone like Isiah it is best done with lawyers in toe. Sure there is emotional harm but that was destined right from the bat-it was either the then unborn child or Mrs Thomas-neither of them chose that. It meant punishment for both-all four in fact and the boys mother was the only one with a choice and the power to prevent that especially to him. (Though I do not agree with the choice she had and think she chose well-the best in such a bad situation). It bothers me too that for eighteen years this mother was assured of a significant amount of money monthly yet filed for bankruptcy twice? Its a lucky thing there was financial preparation for the boys adult/college years!

Coretta Scott-King is now dead and the children feuding. Well!

Piper, believe Mark. There is so much prejudice in Jamaica it is incredible. Regardless of how they run off their moths-the whole damn lot of them hold that your heritage is forever so that if given the choice of a useless bum with upper crust heritage and a useful option with lower crust heritage then it goes without saying that the upper crust will get the nod for after all he/she is closer to being backra