deadbeat dad

deadbeat dad

Slang A father who is not involved in the lives of his child(ren), physically and/or monetarily. Don't be a deadbeat dad, Sean—go see your kids this weekend! I'm no deadbeat dad, I make all of my child support payments!
See also: dad, deadbeat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • snoozamorooed
  • snoozemarooed
  • grapple
  • grappling
  • (as) strong as a horse
  • (as) strong as a lion
  • be not (oneself)
  • not oneself
  • not feeling (oneself)
  • in the wrong place at the wrong time
References in periodicals archive
(76) In this case, with Deadbeat Dad not represented by counsel, attorneys must ensure that he understands that you are not a disinterested party, and always take steps to ensure that your communication cannot be misinterpreted.
Parenthood Requires Love, Not DNA
Is this the man you want running the Democrat Party, a deadbeat dad, a tax dodger?
Forster targeted by anonymous robocalls
Thomas Slaven, 42, was exposed on the Deadbeat Dads website after deserting Lindsay, 15, and Leslie, 12 -and leaving estranged wife Leigh pounds 15,000 short in child support and alimony.
Deadbeat dad; Estranged wife names runaway dad on net after he flees owing her pounds 15,000 to live with cousin
Like workfare, the crackdown on "deadbeat dads" does not deal with the underlying issue of poverty.
The Fatherhood Industry
Some fathers' rights groups take great offense at the term "deadbeat dad." They feel the term should be banished to the trash heap of politically incorrect verbiage - the heap that contains such labels as "gold-digger" and "welfare queen."
Reporters write book on deadbeat dads
Dep't of Justice, Deadbeat Dad Enforcement: DOJ opt Tightrope, 5 No.
Can the feds put deadbeat parents in jail? A look at the constitutionality of the Child Support Recovery Act
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on deadbeat dads. I am sure you can imagine the uproar, especially from men.
You cannot silence me with sex
Both our parents knew of our relationship and I'm scared of being called a deadbeat dad if I refuse to take responsibility.
JUST BRENDA: I'm confused about the child she's carrying
"I won't be a deadbeat dad anymore," he joked of the upside to retiring.
Andy Roddick's retirement has his bulldog excited
The invitation comes at a difficult time, though, as life hits Stan all at once--Ron, Stan's deadbeat dad, shows up with his five-year-old half brother and adds more adult responsibility to Stan's life than he can handle.
Cumyn, Alan. Tilt
crime FIFTY GRAND Adrian Young Cuban cop, Mercado, has one week to settle a score on behalf of a deadbeat dad, a 'traitor' who skipped free from Castro's control to set up a new life working illegally in Colorado.
crime FIFTY GRAND Adrian McKinty
WORCESTER - An alleged deadbeat dad accused of stealing his dead cousin's identity was ordered held without bail yesterday, pending a court hearing to determine whether he violated the terms of his probation from a 1993 assault and battery conviction.
Court hearing set on probation issue; Alleged deadbeat dad held without bail
Mel (Zamora), on the other hand, is a deadbeat dad who tricks his grown daughter Delilah (Jaclyn Jonet) into driving the duo into the desert on the pretext of offering her a vacation.
Searchers 2.0
All About My Mother, which opens in New York and Los Angeles on November 19, is the story of Manuela (Cecilia Roth), a thirty-something mother--and organ-transplant counselor--in Madrid whose life comes to a screeching halt when her beloved teenage son, an aspiring writer desperate to know his deadbeat dad's identity, is killed in an automobile accident as she looks on.
MOTHER LODE
"It's hate against men and perpetuates the image of the deadbeat dad," says Woodrow.
Local men's group manipulates press