John - Harpgirl has a very good point.

If abortions are illegal and the woman is forced to give birth to an unwanted child, why is it that she has to endure the additional burden of taking him to court to insure child support? Not only is she struggling, financially, to support the child but she has the additional court costs. Even if she can afford a good lawyer (and this is certainly not available to everyone) the courts very rarely consider the cost of education.

Besides the financial cost, there is the day to day responsibility of child care. Who pays for that? I don't think any unwed father has ever been made to pay the mother for her absence from the work force or her day to day job of raising that child.