Re: Child Support
Sometimes, even this can turn into an issue of the male ego. If it is the wife who walked away for whatever reason, she needs to be taught a lesson in the form of not paying any support for her/their children. Islamically speaking, even during a separation, the husband is responsible for providing financial support for his wife/child. If divorced, the husband is supposed to provide for his child.
What some women do is ask themselves if it is even worth the battle of asking for child support. Most of the time, it's not worth it if it means being dragged down into some never-ending argument. Alhamdullilah, a lot of girls these days are educated and have skills ... so they really don't need to rely on their "husbands" for child support.
If they provide child support, it's their duty. It's not something one should have to grovel for, and it's really not something a woman needs to feel grateful for if she receives it. The man is providing for a child they took part in creating - it's his duty and he'll get severe gunnah if he doesn't or decides to play games in this area too.