Quoting photomom1979:
Not on my end. I receive 500 a month for 3 kids..... whereas my fiance pays 460 a month for one kid, crazy!
But it comes down to a formula in certain states of what the person makes. They consider school, activities, food, clothing etc per month.
Unless you have a greedy ass spouse who will put the other spouse through the ringer, it should be a fair amount. Some people think they are entitled to almost a full check forgetting that the other will also have expenses after the divorce
It doesnt work like that in most states now. They are making the orher spouse find a job to help with the child support. Long ago men were in a hole while the ex wife was living the lap of lux. Not anymore. The sahm excuse is being thrown out the window lil by lil. Get a job and support your child too, is what is being said. You both decided to have the kids, you both are responsible for supporting them.
Quoting Apollos82:
Both biological parents? I was confused for a moment because I thought you meant combined income, as in my income and my husbands, rather than my husband's income and his ex wife's. Sorry! lol
Quoting XJetX:
Both parents.
Quoting Apollos82:
Whose combined income?
Quoting XJetX:
It's based on a percentage of your combined income.
Quoting BlessedMommyNE:
We are frugal too and do not buy new shoes and clothes for our kids every month. They are almost 2, 4 and 7. I guess if you took into account all the utilities that would add up but how much of that should the other parent be responsible for considering the parent with custody receiving the child support is also the one living at the home and using the utilities.
Quoting Mom24munchkins:
Um, you dont spend $700 a month on food, shelter, utilities, toiletries, clothes, shoes, and hobbies?! Are you kids toddlers? We are very frugal, but my kids eat healthy. We live in a moderate home. Dont have tv/satalite/cable or video games and we EASILY spend that on our three oldest kids who are 9,8, and 5.
I live in Illinois and here, you pay 20% of your income for one kid, 25% for 2 kids, and 30% for three or more. If they're different mothers, the first gets 20%, the second gets 20% of what's left, and so on, as long as they only have one kid each.
Child support isn't based on how much it costs to raise a child. So you really think that Bill Gates should pay the same amount as a garbage man? A child is entitled to live in the lifestyle his parents can afford to provide.
This theory that people (mostly men) have that your kid can live as Paris Hilton until you dump the mom and then it's all thrift stores, is bs. Child support should be a set percentage of income, because kids with richer parents always have more than kids with poorer parents, and some guys just can't afford to pay more, even if it is half of the cost of raising the kids.
Child support is usually figured on what the income of the entire family would be if it was still together. They take mom's salary, dad's salary, that gives X amount. Then they determine who would be contributing what, if Dad makes 3X more than mom, he would contribute more because percentage wise that is how it is calculated. To make things easier, say mom has full custody of child/children. Dad makes 10K per month gross, and mom makes 3K. I am not sure what the exact percentage they use, but let's say it is 30% of each parents income goes to the child. That would be 3K from the dad, and $900 from the mom. If there were no visitation or any other payements dad makes, he would owe mom $2100 per month because that is the difference of the two incomes. Most of the time however, dad has a time percentage deducted from his CS, and any other payments such as childcare, insurance, other CS payments, etc. If mom pays them however, they would be deducted from her amount, so Dad would have to pay more.
Child support payments goes towards actually raising up a child, food, shelter, heat, electric, gas and automobile to get kids places, clothing, extra activities, etc. not just groceries. It adds up, and adds up quick.
Quoting XJetX:
Yes, the bio mother and father. The percentage changes by state.
Quoting Apollos82:
Both biological parents? I was confused for a moment because I thought you meant combined income, as in my income and my husbands, rather than my husband's income and his ex wife's. Sorry! lol
Quoting XJetX:
Both parents.
Quoting Apollos82:
Whose combined income?
Quoting XJetX:
It's based on a percentage of your combined income.
I see numbers here and i get more for my kids, because he has a good paying job and made morr than me
If he makes good money, the child support is higher
In some cases the wife makes good money, so she ends up paying the CS
Quoting BlessedMommyNE:
See I just don't get how they figure it, in your situation I think you should get more. Is it based off of income made by the parent paying? Occasionally you'll hear of these child support cases for celebrities and they have to pay these crazy high amounts to the other parent. Based probably on the fact that they make so much?
Quoting photomom1979:
Not on my end. I receive 500 a month for 3 kids..... whereas my fiance pays 460 a month for one kid, crazy!
Quoting BlessedMommyNE:
See I just don't get how they figure it, in your situation I think you should get more. Is it based off of income made by the parent paying? Occasionally you'll hear of these child support cases for celebrities and they have to pay these crazy high amounts to the other parent. Based probably on the fact that they make so much?
Quoting photomom1979:
Not on my end. I receive 500 a month for 3 kids..... whereas my fiance pays 460 a month for one kid, crazy!
Am I wrong for not giving a F**** that hes dying?
- BlessedMommyNE
on Aug. 29, 2012 at 11:35 AM