Unfair child support laws
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Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Buffalo, MO writes:
I stumbled across this petition while searching similar topics online and I have to say, I feel the pain of a lot of you. Of course both parents always have to act in the best interest of the child no matter what. But the judicial system should also understand that caring for your child needs to be balanced with the well being of both parents, as well as their financial means - which includes looking at the standard of living of both households, and income and living expenses of both sides. (living expenses being all things considered important as basic needs as well as things like RRSP's because if a parent is not able to save for retirement, you are just creating more future problems in society and for government) My husband is not an absentee father: he has always paid child support on time, he pays for full medical, RESP and half of summer camp. This is a much larger percentage than what his ex wife pays for special expenses, on top of child support, yet she threatens and is still demanding more. I believe it is because she wants him to pay for the quality of life she upholds in her home, which is well more lavish than my husband and I, who live a simple life and within our means. We don't mind if they live whatever lifestyle they can manage or want to live - that is not the issue. The issue is when the other parent threatens and demands more money, when we basically cannot afford to give her more in special expenses. It is to the point that we have to go to a lawyer to deal with her. I believe there should be a more organized system that reviews on a yearly basis, the income, expenses and lifestyle of each of the parents, in order to keep things fair for both the mother and the father. I say to the judicial system: put yourself in someone else's shoes and ask how you would feel in one of our situations? By not being fair, you are just shuttling one problem into another problem. By not being fair, you are creating a group of people who won't be able to support themselves in old age. The public is speaking up. Please listen. -
Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Butte, MT writes:
Its the New Year 2016 many of us are writting letters or signing this petion in hopes that our government will take a real close look at what is happening to many families because of how the child support system is set up.This is not in the best interest of the children instead its giving the custodial parent high paying dollars for her needs.Nails,implants, facial peals, hair dying, new hairdo,payments on a new vehicle,trips to big football games in Tampa Florida,big dinners for her & the new boyfriend in her life.And you say this is for the best interest for the two children,really.Reform The Child Support System & quit raping the fathers that have half of they're paycheck taken from them to only have the mother live lavishly.REPORT COMMENTS
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Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Tampa, FL signed.
Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Ogden, IA writes:
I think child support is totally unfair for the non-custodial parent and laws need to be changed. I am forced to work two jobs just to get by and am still living in poverty. I pay $225 weekly which leaves me with a check for only $120 a week afterwords. While the mom has a brand new 40k truck and i drive a 20 year old Civic she also gets to claim both children on her taxes every year and always has. She picks and chooses when I get to see the children when its convenient for her. When I do finally get them for the weekend I don't have much food for them to eat and they are forced to see my living enviornment which is really poor and in bad side of town. Iowa Child Support goes off payment a estimator sheet which goes off your gross income and not your net/take home pay. This is totally unfair I cant afford to hire a lawyer so its extremely frustrating and I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 7th, 2016Someone from Hanover, PA signed.
Jan 7th, 2016Someone from Anderson, SC writes:
I think child support should make it law for parents that are recieving child support too show what they are doing with the money .. That's why they came out with the prepaid debit card.. They should have a system that logs everything and of the parent not doing right, by it they should get in trouble.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 7th, 2016Someone from Scranton, PA writes:
The law will not change because wemen are still living in 1940 where they want to stay home and live off men bottom line!!!!!! But if it did happen I bet you my pay check there will be a lot of childern not being born!!! It's a woman's hustle!!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 7th, 2016Someone from West New York, NJ writes:
Let me move on and be happy with my family and be a good father to our son. Stop using him as a means for money.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Poway, CA writes:
The child support law should be changed. My husband and I have been suffering a loss because of his high child support. He makes good money and his ex purposefully doesn't even tho she is more than capable of making the same or more. I believe that child support should be based off of what the parents made when their divorce was finalized, not based off of current income. A parent should not be penalized for bettering their life. It only gives the other parent reason to NOT better their life. There are too many parents that cheat the system so that they can get more money. I believe that child support should not have to be paid by either if there is a 50/50 custody split. The child support calculator is a joke and needs to be terminated. No child needs $1500 a month. not even our two children together get that combined. The child support laws need to change. They are very unfair and are only harming good people that want to be there and care for their kids without having to be punished or penalized for it.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Big Spring, TX writes:
I have child that the mother ran odd with and hid for years and then when child get 15. State of tx goes to court orders child support without me ever being notified and slaps me with 40k in back support and I now have pay 1200 a month support , back support and medicalREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Chicago, IL signed.
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Jan 6th, 2016Someone from Memphis, TN writes:
Also arrears after one year after the child is born apparently the custody parent will lie and say the non custody parent haven't been doing anything and would have been helping these juvenile judges and prosecutors so easy to say yes the non custodial parent haven't been doing anything and believe that start again parent all the cause she said he haven't not with no proof or anything showing that he haven't. So yes they should pass a law after the child turned 1 years old there shouldn't no longer to be able to get the arrears then waiting for 5 years later and go to court and say the non custodial parent haven't been doing anything and they want to go 4 or 5 years back on the arrears. And they also shouldn't come up with the idea like the IRS when your old taxes. A fraction of the dollar on the arrears to help pay off the rear edge and so people can be able to have good credit and get loans and buy home cars and help take care of there family. And that will make the custodian parent get off day butrd and go to work then waiting on the post man so yes I would like too hear back this thanks a non custody parentREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Austin, MN writes:
Child support is so incredibly high.I don't know how my fiance is going to pay child support, half of insurance, and half of medical..it'll total to about $600 per month (half his take home money). I have no idea how we are going to pay our bills and rent. The mom even said she didn't need the money for their child, but he's not going to be able to prove that. She lives a very very well-off life whereas we are barely scraping by, how is this fair? I'm scared we will have to start living in my car soon; we told her this and she didn't even care one bit, in fact it seemed to make her happy. This society is incredibly disgusting and makes me angry. Selfishness and greed and the joy of hurting others...sickening!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Trinity, NC signed.
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Jan 6th, 2016Someone from Gaithersburg, MD writes:
i believe that if two parents share a already custody agreement. thier child supporr should be based on the time with the coparenting parents. and not a bias decision because and man is a man and a women is women. if the responsibility of both parents agreed to jiont custody. their should be no child support if equally both parents take care of the childREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 6th, 2016Someone from Colcord, OK signed.
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Jan 5th, 2016Someone from Minneapolis, MN writes:
No more suffering in silence. It's time to stand together. This is modern oppression at its finest.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Downingtown, PA writes:
Child support says they don't care about your other bills nor do they care if the mother is working I don't mind paying for my child but the numbers should be fairREPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Cincinnati, OH writes:
I have an email where my ex clearly states her child support is her "play" money. The court refused to even look at it. I have 50/50 custody of my children and the "Colorado Rule" continues to screw me over every month. There needs to be reform, but the lawyers, GAL's, mediators, parental class leaders and judges make WAY to much money from divorce and the after effects all around. All while the non custodial parent struggles to survive.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Newark, DE writes:
I believe the child support system doesn't take in factor if the non custodial parent is in the child's life. I feel the amount that the court expects a person to pay is not reasonable with the income and cost of living in our current day. The system needs to be updated and evaluated more fairly.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Saint Charles, MO signed.
Jan 5th, 2016Someone from Waldorf, MD writes:
My kids mother told me "The ONLY thing you do for me is pay my rent" She later said that her rent was $1200/ month and my child support was $1600 a month. I am not only paying 100 percent of the housing cost for my kids. I am paying for their mom and their sister to with enough left over to pay for all of the food as well. How the **** is this******legal!?!?!REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Winchester, VA writes:
They do not do proper investigation into father's income, they take drivers licenses, put your owed support on your credit, where you can not get any government job. They do all this without a court hearing. They can put familys in hard ship when the ex wife has more.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Munster, IN writes:
I am a good father who has been cheated by the judicial system in Illinois. I pay support and provide insurance and only to be stuck in court for over a year costing me thousands of unnecessary money. My ex told me flat out " I use your money to fight you in court " and I think this is ridiculous. I did not even have the satisfaction to have my last name added to my child. I make $20,000 less then my ex and she gets $10,000 a year from me and not to factor in other expenses such as when I see my child. Wake up and change this law now as it hurts children.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 5th, 2016Someone from Jacksonville, FL writes:
This has to end. Man made laws that make life hell for men.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Royse City, TX writes:
I so totally agree with this. Is not fair that the majority of the time the father is busting his tail, working double shifts at times while the "baby momma" sits at home collecting child support AND food stamps, don't forget that.REPORT COMMENTS
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No, CancelJan 4th, 2016Someone from Hayes, VA signed.
Jan 4th, 2016Someone from Gloucester, VA writes:
I'm behind only a couple thousand and they want to put me in jail. How can you pay anything towards it when you are locked up. These laws are bs. They are unfair. I've had many friends commit suicide over this matter. It's a revolving door you can't get outREPORT COMMENTS
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