Why is child support based on what the payer earns, and not what the child actually needs?

[Jyzus]

Basing it on what the child needs would reduce the abuse of child support that goes on, and make sure the money is used on what it is supposed to be used for.

[flaticicle098]

define what you think the abuse is?

Do you mean the complaint of every deadbeat Dad that his Ex is somehow living high on the hog on his forty bucks a month?

Or do you mean the deadbeat parents who work off the books to starve their kids?


"What a kid needs" is an opinion, a variable. My child for instance needs health care and good school.

[jehen]

Quite simply it is based on what your child would receive in a single home at that income. And it should be. What you call abuse sounds like sour grapes at not being able to screw your ex by making things hard for your kid. If the custodial parent is not using the child support properly then you can address thattissue in court.

[Pawan]

ok child knows everything that can't even other wonder ....only thing he desires is those fool girls who are helled in this thing and.bcs child and girls have no role only those n made it all like this.child nvr needs to wonder for money bcs he knows many mutual benifitial plans for many of the things that can't even ppl wonder.child is right living but the bulk on earth is much to call as a parasite on those fool jewish girls

[Big One 0909]

Because wealthy parents generally don't buy their kids clothes at a thrift store.

I think we should discourage people from having children with sex partners they can't stay with.

[BuGs]

Same reason my checking account balance can't be based on what I need instead of how much money is actually in it. If the payer doesn't have the money, he can't pay it.

[sparks]

They figure that the child should live as good as the parents.

[bleuroze]

The intent is to ensure the child has the same standard of living as they would if they had both parents.

Let's say you're a child. Parent A has custody of you and you are Parent A's only child. You visit Parent B every other summer. Parent B has two younger children with Stepparent. Parent B pays enough support to cover their share of your food, clothing, medical, housing, and other absolute basic expenses, but no extras. Parent A can not afford extras either.

You notice that when you're visiting Parent B, your younger siblings have their own rooms, with toys and game systems. They attend private school and are ahead of you in their academics despite being two and three years younger. They are also excited to talk about the vacations they took for spring and Christmas breaks. How does this make you feel? They have a much better life becaue Parent B makes enough money to give it to them. But Parent B doesn't make enough to give the same to you? Or chooses not to? Kinda makes you feel like you're less worthy because you're not in the home with them.

The intent of support is to give the child the same lifestyle as they would have with the parents together. In some cases, this means a stay at home parent, better education options, or just equality with other siblings.

[obedientbed779]

Because cost of highly interpretive and varies from county to county, state to state. In the Kansas City area, the cost to house a child in Wyandotte County is 75% less than in Johnson County though they are side by side.

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