@miszscott,
Go to Legal Services in Georgia (just look them up in the phone book) and tell them you want to bring your son's father to court for child support. They will most likely get an order whereby his wages will be garnished (e. g. a percentage will be taken out) in order to pay. This will assure that, if he ever does get off his ass and start really working, or he inherits money or wins some in a lawsuit, that your son will get something out of it.
You may be right, that it may, in the end, be for nothing, but this will cover you and your child in case there are future earnings, winnings, an inheritance or any other windfall. Your son should not have to go without shoes or healthy foods because his father isn't trying to hold down a job.