CHILD SUPPORT As Theft (Disguised Alimony): The Feminist Idea Of Independence Is She Takes His Money

World Net Daily ^ | Debbie Schlussel

[krb]

He could have broken up with her if she was scheming.

Scheming (depending on how good the scheme) by its very definition often times precludes one knowing it is going on.

[redhead]

#3 son had a messy divorce from a schemer. One little girl involved, with 60/40 custody, with "mom" getting 60%, naturally. The daddy was barely making $25,000 a year, but MOM was making almost $100,000 in her daycare business. Guess who is paying child support?

[krb]

Man that sux.

[TJFLSTRAT]

What do you call a self supported established male , looking for marrage?? A SAP!!!

[humblegunner]

Wow.. that's pretty harsh all around.
I guess I should consider myself blessed, my psycho exwife
has never soaked me for a cent, let's me see the kids when
it is mutually convenient, and oddly enough we have become
pretty good friends. She's still a nut, of course...

[The Raven]

She gets free rent, food stamps, free medical, child support and whatever else the govt hands out.

\ Has anybody figured out what each Democratic vote costs us?

[marajade]

You married her and produced a child you should be financially supporting them...

[marajade]

Men can fight as to who gets custody...

[marajade]

Well if they had stayed married they wouldn't have to mooch off the government.

[paul51]

Then, in most states, the only child support you can be assessed is an equitable division of the child's costs based on income.

Don't know what state you are talking about, but let me tell you my experience in CA. Divorced with infant children. Joint custody with me primary, kids live with me. Still, required to pay child support. She won't work, too lazy. I make money so the court in it's infinite wisdom thinks me taking care of her is better than her being on welfare. Think it sounds crazy? It is. Think I need a new lawyer? I have the best money can buy, that's why I get to live with my kids. The bottom line is, spend the rest of my time, energy and money fighting in court while both attorneys cash in or just pay her.

[SarahW]

"she does deserve some help "

I'll see that and raise it to,

she deserves to live the life she WAS living. A husband has no right to throw out his old wife and be free of all ties to her. That is not a burden he should be allowed to shake off at whim. I don't know what it is people want here, but I suspect it is the right to go on with their lives as if the marriage never happened, never existed.

Only annulments are like that.
"I want OUT" (of my boring 25 year marriage) Well, you can get out. FOR A PRICE.

[IronJack]

Who dredged this up after six months in the cooler?

In Nebraska, child support is calculated according to a formula. I don't recall it exactly, but it is basically a fixed cost for the child based on a percentage of total income, then assessed against the parents in proportion to their share of the income. That only applies in joint custody, mind you, and in cases where the wife is a total deadbeat or working some worthless job, you better believe the father still gets stuck plenty hard.

But if incomes are roughly comparable, there may be little or no child support ordered from either party.

[IronJack]

Men can fight as to who gets custody...

Yes, they can. But everbody knows that men are all inveterate slobs who can't take care of a house or a child, and that women are always the superior parent. Even those women who spend all their time and money at the casino or the beer joint, booting crack or turning tricks, who live in filth and eat Little Friskies because they spent their last dime on lotto tickets.

The worst woman on earth is better than the best man as a parent. Or so the courts apparently believe.

Add to that the fact that Junior is Mom's lunch ticket, and yes, men can fight that mentality for custody. Wanna bet on their chances?

[paul51]

Why would you marry and impregnate such a horrible person?

Sheer stupidity. Literally the day of the wedding, some of my friends and family were telling me not to do it. I thought I knew better.I tell people I will probably never recover financially or emotionally from the experience but I do have a couple of great kids that make it ok. Was reading with interest another thread today regarding men never getting married because of the devastating repercussions of divorce. I can relate

[n.y.muggs]

I am supporting my worthless son and his deadbeat mom and I don't need a whiney liberal (You)to tell me.

[marajade]

Please explain how supporting your own child is a "liberal" concept...

[n.y.muggs]

Again, if you don't know what you are talking about, mind your own business.

[marajade]

I notice you didn't bother to substantially address my question... rather you personally criticized me by assessing a label that isn't in the least true...

[n.y.muggs]

How about Busy-Body? Does that label fit?