Joint Custody Child Support Laws
Revision to the Joint Custody Child Support Laws
Please note I am not against child support but I would like to see accountability for the money spent. Too many people use this money for personal benefit and there is no accountability for where the money is going. This is unfair to the kids and the lead provider as most of the time it is not going for the expense of the child. We are not allowed to claim this on taxes thus we are taxed higher and have less money to compensate for it. Here are some serious issues I would love to have answered. I am told in a court that these expenses are covering the kids for home, food, shelter, etc... Expenses I already pay while they are with me, having joint custody and do it without child support. I have all the same expense as my ex yet I am still to pay over xxx dollars every month on child support.
1. Why is there no accountability for where the money goes for child support, if child support is for the kids? Where is the check and balance?
a. Social security for children whose mothers/fathers have passed has to show receipts. Why do receivers of child support not held to same accountability?
2. Why is child support not a taxable Item/deduction or taxable to the second party receiving benefits?
a. You are charged off gross income but pay off net income. If you are going to be charged by net income then you should be charged by net income and any income received should be claimed or deductible in end of year.
3. If I try to work another job to make ends meet, then the child support is increased immediately. But if I lose a job and have no income, then I am penalized with jail (which prevents me from ever having a good job) or fines. How does one ever make ends meet or ever catch up?
a. If I am receiving jail from child support payments that cannot be paid and continue to accumulate with interest. Now this creates an impossible situation for trying to help your child or give funds as I now have a record, make little money (none in which I can survive on so relaying on welfare if I qualify etc.), and the kids loose the benefit of having both parents. This has been proven to be damaging not only to the family involved be more to the child. How is this helping the child?
I understanding of child support is for the benefit of the child. Yet there is not accountability for the child to receive such support from these payments. This seems more like alimony for 18 years with no accountability for the child?s well-being. This is an equal opportunity country, divorcing my spouse should not lead to their welfare being my responsibility. This helps not the child but the ex-spouse. It only hinders the ex-spouse ability to become responsible for their welfare and strive like everyone else to excel, just like the ones who are paying the child support do. I am sure many more parents would be more willing to pay child support if they knew where their hard earned money goes and given flexibility to life circumstances. I understand that these guidance?
1. Why is there no accountability for where the money goes for child support, if child support is for the kids? Where is the check and balance?
a. Social security for children whose mothers/fathers have passed has to show receipts. Why do receivers of child support not held to same accountability?
2. Why is child support not a taxable Item/deduction or taxable to the second party receiving benefits?
a. You are charged off gross income but pay off net income. If you are going to be charged by net income then you should be charged by net income and any income received should be claimed or deductible in end of year.
3. If I try to work another job to make ends meet, then the child support is increased immediately. But if I lose a job and have no income, then I am penalized with jail (which prevents me from ever having a good job) or fines. How does one ever make ends meet or ever catch up?
a. If I am receiving jail from child support payments that cannot be paid and continue to accumulate with interest. Now this creates an impossible situation for trying to help your child or give funds as I now have a record, make little money (none in which I can survive on so relaying on welfare if I qualify etc.), and the kids loose the benefit of having both parents. This has been proven to be damaging not only to the family involved be more to the child. How is this helping the child?
I understanding of child support is for the benefit of the child. Yet there is not accountability for the child to receive such support from these payments. This seems more like alimony for 18 years with no accountability for the child?s well-being. This is an equal opportunity country, divorcing my spouse should not lead to their welfare being my responsibility. This helps not the child but the ex-spouse. It only hinders the ex-spouse ability to become responsible for their welfare and strive like everyone else to excel, just like the ones who are paying the child support do. I am sure many more parents would be more willing to pay child support if they knew where their hard earned money goes and given flexibility to life circumstances. I understand that these guidance?
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