Can we please do a reform to family law son50 50 custody and no child support paid by either parent be the norm until 1 parent proves to be unfit? If this can happen i firmly believe all of the bad things in life will improve. Family values would return. Crime would go down. Families would actually stay together or atleast try to unlike now because Families are encouraged to separate and fight all over money and its never about the best interst of kids. Do something please. Its time for true equality.
The whole child benefit needs reformed . For a start in many states the formula is corrupted. It is worked out on gross pay which is ridiculous. It should be worked out on net pay after taxes and after basic living expenses are deducted including if he has a new family and children. Some states allow a father’s new wife’s earnings to be added into this equation too.
Children should be provided for but not at the detriment to one parent .
And I agree if it’s a 50/50 custody then no child support each parent is already paying 50% .
Simplification is key.
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[Audit of CPS should be a topic!]
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Absolutely and the dhhr
What evidence other than your personal feelings of hurt and outrage do you have that total elimination of this would benefit all people? It sounds like you have a personal problem and are trying to make it policy.
Please give proof.
Seems to me that if the child is living with mom then she’s paying a lot over and above support that you do not consider at all, which is endemic to any caregiving situation. It seems to me this nation has a truly messed up attitude about caregiving. A caregiver incurs expenses like ER and urgent care fees, medication co-pays, WiFi, phone, and streaming costs, school supplies, schoool trip fees, hobby expenses, weekly allowance, personal grooming for the kid, gas to and from all appointments and school, upkeep of the residence like when they vomit on their beds or are ill and require attention above the normal upkeep of the home. Laundry expenses; any kind of food delivery when the caregiver is ill. Taxis or Uber transport when the parent is ill. These things are never mentioned and acknowledged, but are very necessary to the life of a child and a ward. They add up. Women earn 20- 30% less than men. In my humble opinion, you should grow up and not make your personal selfish excuses for not wanting to provide for hour own child. It’s disgraceful. None of what I listed includes housing, food and utilities, and that’s the minimum of care for a kid or a ward.
What I would say is I don’t think a wife should go after the business of the husband in a divorce. That child be off limits because he must focus on making money to pay for the kid and should be happy to do so.
Please give evidence your policy would be beneficial to your kid.