Married people what about the kids?

Question

What do married people (NOT DIVORCED People) think about child support?

For instance:Man cheats.Gets divorce.Child support ordered.

Is child support enough?
Should only toys and clothes be enough payment?


There are housing expenses, transportation, savings, activities, everything else the kids needed before the divorce are still there.

Answer 1

YES...................IT'S ALL ABOUT THE CHILDREN!! They have to come first. ALWAYS. Blessings.

Answer 2

I don't understand the real question here. Both parents, whether they are together or apart have a responsibility to raise and pay for their children. In my eyes, the ideal situation would be a 50-50 split of time, therefore it is almost a sure thing to be 50-50 on expenses. However, that is not always feasible and there are situations where the other parent does not want to help care for the children as much. In that case, yes, child support is necessary. There are two people who brought those kids into the world and there are two people who should be there to love and support (emotionally, financially, physically) them. But I am an idealist.

Answer 3

Child support for the actual child is fine. However, it doesn't work that way. Instead, the law makes it a percentage of the man's income and then many times the women take that money on a spending spree like on their new boyfriend or clothes or anything that doesn't have to do with the children.

The law should require itemized receipts of all purchases with child support. The system is broken and men are severely punished.

Answer 4

While on one hand I think child support should be mandatory when you split from someone who you have a child with, on the flip side I believe some states are treating the person who has to pay like a damn atm machine, & if the payee doesnt come up with the money, the states answer to this problem is to throw the cuffs on them & put them in jail, Im sorry but I dont believe this to be fair or just as alot of people out their are really good parents & have alot of love for their kids but maybe they have hit hard times in their lives & cant come up with $200 per month? So the states solution is lock em up & dont forget to take their rights to drive away, as we wouldnt want to give them the chance to seek work. This just isnt the answer, theirs got to be a better way.

Answer 5

ok im married to someone who pays child support his ex has a good job and insurance so shes responcible for the childs medical care my brother in law pays child support for 3 kids and he gets approximately 78.00 a week of his check for himself how fair is that the last childs mother just built a brand new house and then took my bro in law to court for more child support to help make her payment and in 2 years when his eldest is 18 hes already been informed that hes going back to court for this last one i mean i believe a man should pay child support but come on he and his wife have to work 2 jobs to make a payment on a very small trailor pay utilities and have food i think this is totally wrong i dont care how bad i hated a man i wouldnt do that and the first 2 arent even allowed to see him and hes the chief of police but he still pays the support hasnt taken her back to court for non visitation and hasnt tried to get it lowered men are done so wrong by the system and most of us women think its hilarious but its not my husband was sort of homeless when i met him because of his x and the child support

Answer 6

i think the man should continue to support his kids....NOT his ex while she has a different man in and out of the house every day...i don't think child support means buying a sports car either....you dont need a mustang GT to bring the kids to school...i think child support should be on a card and you can only purchase food, clothes, and other similar items with it...if anything ever happened to my marriage I would FULLY support my kids and help my ex as much as possible. after all, she is their mother

Answer 7

i think both parents should support their children equally, but unfortunately circumstances don't always permit this, sometimes a parent has a disability that prevents them from working through no fault of their own and in that case it has to fall to the other to pick up the slack as much as humanly possible, is that fair enough for you coming from someone who is divorced and had a husband quit a 50,000.00 a year job so he wouldn't have to pay 6,000.00 a year in child support.

Answer 8

I think children are terrific.

I think if you have children and you get divorced you should both be responsible for supporting the children.

Answer 9

Clothes and toys are not enough payment. They need so much more than that.

Answer 10

If you have children, you must do all you can to raise and support them mentally, spiritually, financially and model values and morals so than can be productive adults

Answer 11

the children need to eat, have a safe home, water, electric, clothes, just like other human beings.

it's for the children.............they didn't ask to be here, so the ones who bring them into this world, need to care for them.