Entitlement is right. The "child" is now an adult. The woman raised him without any financial support over the years from the father, but now wants compensated for it. Talk about pouring salt in the poor guy's wounds. I'm guessing (based on the last paragraph, especially) she heard of HIS financial "windfall" and dollar signs now show in her eyes. Talk about ruthless.

Now, maybe this is the avenue she must go down, but I would think that she should be suing the state as they caused the whole mess. Of course, the state will turn right around and say the compensation must come from what they already paid him. Based on the scant information in the story, one could probably assume his IMPUTED income (read: unconstitutional indentured servitude) was enough to have an order for about $400/mo or thereabouts.

$400 x 12 x 18 = $86,400

Not too shabby. Of course, that's excluding any additional interest or fees she may be awarded as well as court costs, attorney's fees, etc., she'll probably make him pay.