Child support laws need a serious overhaul

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by Rider

I don't know why they make it so difficult. There should be a standard amount it costs to raise a child. If one parent has full custody then then the other parent pays 50% of the standard amount. If custody is split 50/50, then no child support should have to be paid by either half. It isn't rocket science but I guess if it was that easy there would be a lot of attorneys out of business.

What out there has a standard cost?

Broccoli here costs 99 cents but over there it might cost 1.29....so how in the heck would you ever figure out a standard cost? And then, how would you ever figure out what would be included in that standard cost?

[HurricaneHeather]

Man, this thread is good birth control.

[Cass]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Man, this thread is good birth control.

Truth.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Man, this thread is good birth control.

it ought to be relationship control. Dave rule #1 strongly in effect.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by Dave

it ought to be relationship control. Dave rule #1 strongly in effect.

Yeah, but I don't have kids. I do however, already have a husband. He can keep the TV, but I want the matress.

Much easier than all this stuff they are talking about.

[TommyHotWheel]

Ha ha ha! I just got a letter from the courts, the ex is taking me back to court to re-open our divorce and try to get more money! I have 4 contempt charges for her...this is gonna be interesting.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Yeah, but I don't have kids. I do however, already have a husband. He can keep the TV, but I want the matress.

Much easier than all this stuff they are talking about.

understandable, my home loan is cosigned with my dad for similar reasons

[MILK]

Originally Posted by TommyHotWheel

Ha ha ha! I just got a letter from the courts, the ex is taking me back to court to re-open our divorce and try to get more money! I have 4 contempt charges for her...this is gonna be interesting.

Ok how do you RE-OPEN a divorce????

That is scary in too many ways! Want more money? Sue for divorce after you're already divorced!!!

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Apoc

Ya, so you can pay a shit ton of alimony on top of child support.

I should retort and say a chick with no skillz or education. If she can't do anything, I doubt she is going to be content on alimony.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

It's terrible! My ex girlfriend tried to get child support out of me for her daughter and the court in Mi actually heard the case!!! Of course, she never tried to get money from the dead beat father of the child. I had to prove that I had not supported the kid for more than half it's life and that the actual father was in the picture.

Dude that broad is fucking low...