Let’s Make Child Support Fair
In PA child support laws are not providing the best outcomes for families. Not enough is factored into the child support numbers. I share 50/50 custody and for this child support is based on a chart that lists income and the number of kids being supported and it tells you how much should be spent on the kids monthly and then that number is factored by percentage to income. I can say that that number they say should be spent on kids each month is NOWHERE near the amount we spent on them when married because my husband had a spending problem and was very selfish. We had a ton of school loans on top of that and stretched ourselves in order to move into an area where the kids could go to school with family and cousins. Things were very tight. Now that he has filed for child support (knowing we wouldn’t have had that money while we were together) I am supposed to pay him a huge amount of income every month. I’ve looked into moving but the only way to save money is to either put 3-4 kids in a bedroom or move out of the district which would give my ex bussing privileges, etc and I would not receive those. Marriage debts and mortgages in order to keep the kids in the same house should be factored into these numbers. There are times I can’t even go grocery shopping when needed and there he is taking the kids to dinner and movies and such. The purpose of providing similar lifestyles at both houses should actually be met, not making it lopsided. Thank you
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