No, he was not paying child support and this was explained by saying that he runs this clinic for poor people and ends up treating patients for free because they have no insurance or means to pay.
This is the picture being painted now. You need to step back and look at the bigger picture here. Its actually very smart PR he is out there working right now. He is showing that he is a good solid man and has fallen on hard times. He is out there willing and able to work.
He is showing how a person can be backed into a corner and when some big hollywood star comes along offering such a great job, he was influenced by his situation to take it.
Think about that for a few minutes. Remember something. You may not think I am 'on your side' all the time, but I really loved Michael and I am sorry every day that he is gone. Maybe my lifes experience are different than yours and I see things from a different perspective.
Would a "good man" have fathered at least half a dozen children knowing that he couldn't support them? He was "backed into a corner" by his own irresponsibility. You know, with the economy the way it is right now, there are millions of people facing financial stress and difficult times. They do not harm other people to get money, they do not commit crimes for money, they do not kill for money. They struggle, they work several jobs, they reduce their spending, they change their lifestyle. The fact that anyone would think that financial stress is an excuse for what Murray did is astonishing. And referring to Michael as "some big Hollywood star" like that explains why Murray was willing to do what he did.
Anyway, here is some information about the "good solid man" who has "fallen on hard times".
This from the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/us/27murray.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss
" He has fathered at least seven children with six women over the years, most of them out of wedlock, according to a deposition he gave in a 1998 paternity suit in San Diego and a California birth record for his youngest child, who was born in March. He has been sued several times for unpaid child support, and in his youth, he was arrested at least twice on charges brought by female companions, once for fraudulent breach of trust and once for domestic violence, though never convicted. He was also supporting Ms. Alvarez in Los Angeles, who had given birth to his son in March, a California birth certificate shows
Mr. Harris, Ms. Alvarez’s friend and a Los Angeles novelist, said Dr. Murray became romantically involved with her four years ago in Las Vegas, where she was working as a dancer at the Crazy Horse Too club. They met at the club when Dr. Murray hired Ms. Alvarez for a private dance in the V.I.P. lounge, said Mr. Harris, who was present.
Dr. Murray’s relationship with Ms. Alvarez is notable because he and his wife, Dr. Blanche Y. Bonnick, had left their practices in San Diego and moved to Las Vegas in part to escape a similar situation.
The doctor had fathered a child with Nenita Malibiran, a married nurse who lived near him in San Diego and worked at Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he was on the staff, her lawyer, Julie A. Brown, said. In 1999, Ms. Malibiran and Dr. Murray fought in court over child support, and the doctor acknowledged he had a history of fathering children and then leaving their mothers, Ms. Brown said.
During the trial, Dr. Murray wept on the stand about missing his newest child, though he had made little attempt to visit him, Ms. Brown recalled. She said the court had a hard time determining his income because he used a corporation to shield assets. "