Latoya Shields reflects on the father of her daughter (© WTVR, http://aka.ms/wtvr)

Woman shocked to learn her kid has 20 half-siblings

6/15/2012

A Memphis woman says she knew that the father of her child had several kids outside their relationship, but when she found out that he had actually fathered 20 other children with 15 other women, she literally had to sit down. Latoya Shields said she's spent eight years with Terry Turnage and was unaware that he'd been so prolific with his baby-making abilities. Shields found out about the other children when a prosecutor interviewed her as part of a petition Turnage filed to have his monthly child support payments lowered. As it is, Shields says she only receives checks for about $6 to $9. (But at least she's getting more than the $1.50 some of this guy's baby mamas receive.)

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Do you think this father's child support payments should be lowered?