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Originally Posted by spirit4711  Are you aware that parents are required by law to take care of their kids? Child support is not case by case, it should happen for every child. If the parents can work out an agreement without court interference, that's great.
And yes, child support improves every child's situation. Children can't live from air alone.  |
Yes, I'm well aware of this. My parents are divorced (not the friendly kind), and I've seen the family court system work it's magic. It's not pretty. Ideally, yes, the parents would work this out on their own. And yes, for most families, you are correct in saying it will improve the child's situation, but there are some cases in which money simply isn't a problem on either side.
If the money needed to support the child is a pittance in comparison to the family's earning power, then child support ought not to be an issue, and the focus should instead be on how the kids will be raised. However, with the current system, the court will order a large child support payment since the family paychecks can support it, and then the court will skim their cut off the top. This isn't about the kids, it's about paying the court system and keeping people in jobs on the backs of broken families.