ladies who have kids?

Question

if you are divoreced or seperated from your kids father what is a reasonable amount of money you expect from your childs father dont include alimony just child support

i am not asking for my state or your state child support guidlines i am asking for your personal onpnion on what amount would be fair and reasonable from the father

Answer 1

Men should only be asked to give 1/2 of the living cost of a child per month and i think that the mother should have to keep it in account just for the children and spend it only on them. The courts award to much in most cases and i think that it needs to change how they do it. I do not make my ex pay any child support. If i need help with his school clothes i ask and at the end of each year i let him file taxes with our son and i get half of what he gets back. That is all that i ask of him. But i am not like alot of ex.'s.

Answer 2

In my case I only get like 70 a month from my oldest daughters father, that's only been the last few months. I definately think that he should pay more, however I've been raising her all of her life without his help. As for my middle daughters father, he's daddy to all of my kids and he helps me take care of what they need, if I need his help. My youngest daughters father helps too and makes sure she has everything she needs. My father pays over 800 a month on my younger sisters, however that does include some back child support too. I guess it all depends on the situation honestly. sorry if I couldn't have been more help. Good luck!

Answer 3

A good father pays more than they are expected to by the child support agency. A good father pay what ever is needed to ensure their child gets everything they need with out the mother always having to struggle. Please think of the child not the money.

Answer 4

That's a good question considering I am not getting anything from my child's father. He is in Iraq and has never given me any money for her or the mountain of debt he left me with. He got a $40k sign up bonus for his MOS and has left me $30k in debt for loans he had me cosign and reneged on his payments. If he didn't want to pay child support then he should pay off his commitments to the creditors he owes. I make well enough to take care of my daughter and I if he paid those debts.

Answer 5

The reason that are state guidelines in every state is to give the court an idea as to what to order. One cannot give you an answer for this question without knowing more. Income of both parents, number of children, etc. One simply cannot answer this question fairly without knowing more. I guess you are just going to be empathetic (put yourself in the woman's shoes) if you can to fairly answer this question.

Answer 6

I have two children and their father and I are divorced. He pays 400 dollars a month in child support.

Answer 7

It depends on what your children are used to getting. Each year their needs change and the amount will have to be adjusted.

Calculate by adding clothes, shoes, education/fees, transport, food, healthcare, haircuts, cable, entertainment, holidays, insurance to name a few.

Answer 8

Most states should have a wage scale they go by. How many kids, versas how much money is earned. From experience, go for the max. allowed. Kids are expensive. It get's more so the older they get, so you want to make sure their needs can be met.

Answer 9

I expect him to give me what he can afford to. He has as many, if not more expenses than I do. I would hope that he would "want" to provide HIS children with ample support so that they could live a stable, comfortable life.... not lavish.... comfortable. Unfortunately, my ex does not feel the same way and pays when he wants to..... stinks!

Answer 10

Fathers earning capacity, his love and affection on the kids may cross the one finalised by the court order.