i'm nervous because i make 600 a week at my job plus my first husband pays 93 aweek child support. They used to set an amount of child support based on the fathers income only. I think this is so unfair that a child should get less support because a moms income is higher> i make decent money but I'm by no means rich 700 hundred a week sounds like a lot but not when you pay 63 dollars heath insurance deducted straight from check weekly 100 car payment weekly 175 dollars daycare payment weekly that leaves 300 dollars a week or less for bills and all the other stuff!If you think of it this way If you look at it this way making 700 weekly if i had a husband we would be like we each make 350 a week which is nothing. It's almost like your getting penalized as a child in a divorce because your mom makes more money why should you get less if you still need it. It's the same idea that rich people should have to pay higher taxes to me it's unfair!
2007-11-16 01:06:10 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
i have a second daughter and i'm divorcing again thats what this is about above The daughter listed above getting 93 a week is a different child it takes alot in this day and time to raise two kids by yourself. Clothes they constantly are growing the school is always yelling for money you all know how it is.
2007-11-16 01:21:07 · update #1
Life isn't fair. Get used to it.
Quit making babies with men who you keep divorcing.
Children should be loved and cherished by both parents, and co-parented until they are 18.
I raised my 3 children without CS, and my ex owes me over $19000.00 in back support. I survived and so did my children.
2007-11-16 02:00:38 · answer #1 · answered by nwnativeprincess 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to tell you this but in the state I live in they have NEVER based child support solely on what the father makes...If they did you wouldn't be getting $93.00 a week, it would be more like $40.00 a week...It's a formula like anything else in life it's your income plus his and that makes what the child would have in their home if the two of you were still living under roof together.
I can appreciate the fact that you feel cheated but if I were you I would try not to let it keep me too angry...There's A LOT of women out there that have never received a dime and had to do it all on their own.
I agree with you $700.00 weekly is really not that much money but you have to agree that you aren't paying anything that everyone else in life isn't paying...And some of us have more debt than you do.
Good luck
2007-11-16 09:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's only fair that you and your ex support the child. The court has a formula to use when considering how much the ex should pay. They do not only look at income but expenses as well.
If you know your ex would pay less if the court knew of your situation then don't worry about it and don't tell. However, if you find out your ex is getting more, don't go running back to court for an increase either. You can't have it your way all the time.
2007-11-16 09:49:33 · answer #3 · answered by old-softy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not unfair at all. It takes a certain amount of money to provide for a childs raising.
The bite should be based on equal percentages of the parents ability to pay.
2007-11-16 09:10:56 · answer #4 · answered by Ranger 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
oh goodness.....the child support amounts are set; then each of you pays the percentage of that amount based on your salaries......if the state says child support for one child is $100 and you make 10 percent more than your ex husband, he pays $40 a week and you are expected to cover the $60 a week........
I would surmise that if he made more than you, you would certainly expect him to cover more of the expense than you would cover.......thank women's liberation from the 60's - 70's .....can't have it both ways....
I raised two daughters by myself with their father contributing $75 a week......it can be done....I worked my butt off to make sure they had all the opportunities a two parent family could afford them and all the love in the world....they are both in college now....not on drugs and not pregnant......
2007-11-16 09:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by abc 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Boy, you just keep on getting married and having those babies. I suggest you take some birth control cause you are not real good at picking good men.
2007-11-16 13:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by Sondra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take your ex back to court and get the child support raised.
2007-11-16 09:36:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Maybe you and your husband should have tried to work out your differences instead of getting divorced then you wouldn't be on here complaining about how unfair life is.
2007-11-16 09:10:26 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan M 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not fair. Just be glad you're able to make the payments at all. Life is hard, no doubt!
2007-11-16 09:12:36 · answer #9 · answered by bookfreak2day 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Maybe you should pick better husband material or stop having kids.
2007-11-16 09:28:24 · answer #10 · answered by kitkat 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋