#1. Children having children needs to stop. It is simple enough to avoid. It's not like you trip and fall into someone's vagina and "oooops, she's pregnant".....it's totally avoidable in several ways. I agree with Paul that far too often people glamorize having children w/o taking into account the child(ren) at all. It's a very selfish act all the way. If you are in a commited relationship and you plan on marrying anyway, well that's one thing.....yet, it's still avoidable. You gotta pay to play, bottomline.

#2. I don't see the same "maturity" some of you see in the OP. See above for the first reason. Second, if you are the Father of a 1 yr old and don't know what to do about your 24 yr old GF......you really need to re-think your position as a father IMO. If you already knew she had other children she didn't take care of.....um, what are you doing having unprotected sex with her? That's a loser to begin with, right? I'm not saying not to get your dipstick wet, hell go for it. Just wrap it up. Harsh, yes. True, yes too.

#3. There are many avenues to pursue. If she already lost custody of one child, more than likely she's not going to be a tough contender if you take her to court. The child support part is only as good as what you can collect, yet it belongs to the CHILD so therefore should be pursued.